A four-star Russian drink made from spirits that are identical in characteristics to French ones, although they are made from Krasnodar grapes, is produced in Moscow. On the shelves of stores you can find “Kutuzov” from old stocks – the drink of the same name with a 25-year exposure was produced earlier in Koktebel, but now production in the Crimea has been suspended. And the cognac brand belongs to JSC “Moscow Inter-Republican Winery”.
The design design makes the cognac easily recognizable: a bottle in the shape of a hussar shako according to the sketches of specialists from the Moscow Historical Museum, a copy of the commander’s signature on the cap, and medals and orders from the Napoleonic Wars on the collarettes.
The brand line is narrow – only 2 drinks, a four-year-old and a six-year-old.
About the manufacturer
OJSC MMVZ is one of the largest Russian wineries, built by decision of the Council of Ministers in 1969. The first bottle of alcohol rolled off the assembly line in November 1970, and by the beginning of 1971 the company had produced 45 deciliters of twelve wines.
The plant is located on ten hectares of land on the outskirts of Moscow. Utility rooms and production workshops occupy 10 square meters of area. The enterprise has original storage facilities: there are seven of them – according to the number of former Soviet republics, which were famous for their vineyards and wine-making traditions. Wine materials from Azerbaijan. Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine were strictly sorted.
Before the collapse of the USSR, the plant produced 200 brands of alcoholic products with a volume of 170 million bottles of wine and brandy, which were exported to the UK, Japan, and Austria. And in the 90s, the plant became a joint-stock company and continued to produce products at the same facilities. But the volumes dropped sharply, as did the wine materials – the seceded republics left the grapes for the domestic market.
Now the open joint-stock company “MMVZ” is the main platform of the large Russian holding Trading House “Inter-Republican Winery”. The holding was established in 2005, in addition to MMVZ OJSC, it included the Kornet OJSC champagne wine factory, the Kuban LLC Milstrim-Black Sea Wines, the Moldovan Calarasi Divin and the Bulgarian Vinprom Rousse. As well as its own distribution company that sells alcoholic beverages in the Russian Federation, in Europe, in the CIS countries and Southeast Asia.
Types of cognac Kutuzov
Kutuzov, 4 years old (40%). Ordinary four-star cognac of warm amber color with golden reflections. Bright fruity-floral aroma with notes of linden, dried apricots and honey. Expressive vanilla-almond taste and a warm, long aftertaste with a spicy bitterness of cocoa beans. Cognac is drunk clean, used in cocktails and served as an aperitif – adding a few pieces of ice. It goes well with fruits, hard cheeses and chocolate.
Kutuzov, 6 years old (40%). Dark amber drink based on cognac spirits aged from three to six years. According to the French classification, it corresponds to the VVSOP (Very Very Superior Old Pale) class. Cognac has a rich and slightly pungent aroma, in which you can hear notes of green apple, raisins and oak wood. Balanced soft taste with hints of chocolate, vanilla and candied fruits. Slightly burning aftertaste with tart tones of oak. Kutuzov is drunk neat as a digestif, and used as an aperitif, after adding a few pieces of ice to the glass. Bartenders add the drink to alcoholic cocktails – it goes well with lemon, apple juice, fruit syrups and dry grape wines.
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