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Moscow - the Crystal factory
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In 1896 the decree of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte in the Russian Empire was the state monopoly on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. In 1901 the monopoly came to Moscow. "Moscow state wine warehouse No. 1", the future factory "Crystal", located on the banks of the Yauza, and was the largest, most powerful company. Warehouse No. 1 at that time employed about a thousand people.
Opening and consecration of warehouse No. 1 was held on June 24, 1901. In the beginning of its history, the plant produced only three kinds of vodka: "simple", "improved" and "knights". Originally it was planned to produce 600 thousand buckets of vodka of the highest quality in a year. However, one week after the opening of the plant, because of huge demand for state wine of the highest purification, the question arose about the increase of its production. Were proposed for this purpose: first, to increase the number of batteries (filters) to produce high-quality vodka, and then rebuild the entire warehouse for the manufacture of wines of the highest purification".
Future "Crystal" from the very beginning was advanced industrial complex equipped with the most modern equipment and multistage quality control system products. By 1914, the product range has expanded to five titles: now here produced vodka "Moscow special", "Bread wine", "wine", "Vodka" and brandy's "Casserole". "Moscow special" - perhaps the most famous kind of Russian vodka, designed by the great chemist D. I. Mendeleev.
From 31 October 1914, the plant was closed in connection with the introduction of the "dry law" for the period of the war. Some time in his building housed a military hospital, but the ban on production was not absolute, having been involved in the alcohol for the army. The ban was extended and after the revolutionary events, in August 1923 the Central Executive Committee and Sovnarkom of the USSR issued a joint decision on the resumption of production and trade of alcoholic beverages.
In 1937 at all vodka distilleries of the USSR introduced a prescription unified standards for the entire range of products. The experience of the former "state warehouse No. 1" in the making of table vodkas from alcohol dual rectification (mark "prima-prima") applies to the whole country. In the same year, the range of the plant appear strong liqueur (Chartreuse, Benedictine, Curacao) and dessert liquors (pink, chocolate, vanilla).
During the great Patriotic war the plant, in addition to traditional products, produced dry alcohol, vodka and wine bottle poured a "Molotov cocktail". Despite the bombing (July 22, 1941 during the massive German air RAID on Moscow from falling bombs nearly burnt down the main building of the plant), the selfless efforts of the workers of factory production flammable products were put on stream. For work during the war the plant was awarded the Banner of the State defense Committee.
In 1953, the plant was designed by the famous vodka "Stolichnaya". Its author was Vinokur extra class VG Svirid. Already in 1954, this variety has received international recognition: during the procedure "blind testing" vodka "Stolichnaya" won the famous brand Smirnoff. In January 1987, Moscow distillery gets its current name of "Crystal".
Moscow - the Crystal factory
4 frame
In 1896 the decree of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte in the Russian Empire was the state monopoly on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. In 1901 the monopoly came to Moscow. "Moscow state wine warehouse No. 1", the future factory "Crystal", located on the banks of the Yauza, and was the largest, most powerful company. Warehouse No. 1 at that time employed about a thousand people.
Opening and consecration of warehouse No. 1 was held on June 24, 1901. In the beginning of its history, the plant produced only three kinds of vodka: "simple", "improved" and "knights". Originally it was planned to produce 600 thousand buckets of vodka of the highest quality in a year. However, one week after the opening of the plant, because of huge demand for state wine of the highest purification, the question arose about the increase of its production. Were proposed for this purpose: first, to increase the number of batteries (filters) to produce high-quality vodka, and then rebuild the entire warehouse for the manufacture of wines of the highest purification".
Future "Crystal" from the very beginning was advanced industrial complex equipped with the most modern equipment and multistage quality control system products. By 1914, the product range has expanded to five titles: now here produced vodka "Moscow special", "Bread wine", "wine", "Vodka" and brandy's "Casserole". "Moscow special" - perhaps the most famous kind of Russian vodka, designed by the great chemist D. I. Mendeleev.
From 31 October 1914, the plant was closed in connection with the introduction of the "dry law" for the period of the war. Some time in his building housed a military hospital, but the ban on production was not absolute, having been involved in the alcohol for the army. The ban was extended and after the revolutionary events, in August 1923 the Central Executive Committee and Sovnarkom of the USSR issued a joint decision on the resumption of production and trade of alcoholic beverages.
In 1937 at all vodka distilleries of the USSR introduced a prescription unified standards for the entire range of products. The experience of the former "state warehouse No. 1" in the making of table vodkas from alcohol dual rectification (mark "prima-prima") applies to the whole country. In the same year, the range of the plant appear strong liqueur (Chartreuse, Benedictine, Curacao) and dessert liquors (pink, chocolate, vanilla).
During the great Patriotic war the plant, in addition to traditional products, produced dry alcohol, vodka and wine bottle poured a "Molotov cocktail". Despite the bombing (July 22, 1941 during the massive German air RAID on Moscow from falling bombs nearly burnt down the main building of the plant), the selfless efforts of the workers of factory production flammable products were put on stream. For work during the war the plant was awarded the Banner of the State defense Committee.
In 1953, the plant was designed by the famous vodka "Stolichnaya". Its author was Vinokur extra class VG Svirid. Already in 1954, this variety has received international recognition: during the procedure "blind testing" vodka "Stolichnaya" won the famous brand Smirnoff. In January 1987, Moscow distillery gets its current name of "Crystal".