Kislyarka

Kisljarka (Russian Кизлярка) is a traditional Russian pomace brandy . The name comes from the city of Kislyar in Dagestan . The brandy strength is 40–45%. The production is carried out by the Kisljarski konjatschny zavod .

properties

Various brands of vodka from Kislyarsky konjachny zavod

Kislyarka

Kisljarka is poured into oak barrels and then given a yellow tint. The alcohol content of the drink is 40–45%. According to the method of this production, Kisljarka is similar in color to the moonlight. The spirit is aged by distilling grape must in barrels for up to one and a half years and then mixed with sugar juice. Before bottling, water is added and adjusted to 40%. There are three types of kislyarka:

• Original - a drink without clarification with a strength of 40 percent by volume
• traditionally - a 7-month investigation with 40 volume percent
• clarified - 18 months after clarification with 45 percent by volume

history

Wine has always been made in Dagestan , although the majority of the population is Muslim . In the 19th century, under Tsar Alexander II (1818–1881), new French grape varieties and cellar techniques were introduced there in suitable locations. High-proof schnapps was distilled from the marc obtained during wine production and marketed by the Georgian princely family Zizianow who lived there as part of a brandy monopoly . The products of these local distilleries were already well known at the beginning of the 19th century, for example as “service” schnapps of the Russian units stationed in the Caucasus . Kisljarka was also mentioned in classical Russian literature, for example in the works of Tolstoy and Leskov .

In 1880 the Armenian David Saradschew, who had studied chemistry in Western Europe, founded the "Kisljarkaer Cognac-Werke" (Russian: "Кизлярский коньячный завод"). They still produce the classic Kisljarka today - in addition to brandy . This is bottled with the portrait of the military leader Bagration (1765-1812), whose family is connected with the place Kisljar, and is available in all major Russian cities.

Taste and drinking strength

Kisljarka is stored in barrels made from Caucasian sessile oak for between six months and several years . This gives it a golden yellow color and a pronounced vanilla note. It is brought onto the market with 45% alcohol content - and thus 5% higher than the drinking strength Mendeleev has identified as the optimal drinking strength, at least for vodka .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dmitri Suchodolski: Kisljarka: Army vodka with a gentle character  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Russia Beyond The Headlines , November 15, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.  
2. ↑ Denis Puzyrev: Coming soon: A great Russian wine . In: Russia Beyond The Headlines , May 2, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
3. ↑ Dmitri Suchodolski: Kisljarka: Army vodka with a gentle character  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Russia Beyond The Headlines , November 15, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.  
4. ↑ Места продаж продукции ФГУП "ККЗ ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note . In: Кизлярский коньячный завод.Retrieved March 26, 2015. 
5. ↑ Dmitri Suchodolski: Kisljarka: Army vodka with a gentle character  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Russia Beyond The Headlines , November 15, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.