ORIGINAL VODKA

125 Years of vodka

making heritage

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

For centuries, vodka has been celebrated as the world's purest spirit and straight forward luxury. However, it has not always been the case - back in the 15th century the people of Russia were making alcohol from grains, often resulting in... not the best quality liquid. In the 1800s, the Russian Empire decided to export vodka to all of Europe, so they ordered to create a recipe for high quality, clean vodka. Moskovskaya was created in 1894 making it one of the oldest vodka brands in the world.

UNCHANGED UNTIL TODAY

Moskovskaya Original is a brand which has maintained a minimalist, authentic and traditional approach to its production. It has been produced in Latvia using the original unchanged recipe since 1938.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE - Fresh, clean, robust notes alongside refreshing aniseed. PALATE - Elegant lightness with a medley of minty notes animating the underlying creamy aniseed an savory grain. Retains elegance and freshness as flavor builds. FINISH - Smooth, long lasting with light sweetness.

OSOBAYA INGREDIENTS AND PRODUCTION

RAW MATERIALS

We use the highest quality wheat and rye, which is cleaned and then mashed. Carefully selected grains allow us to obtain a rounded aroma and a balanced taste.

FERMENTATION

The grain mash is blended with treated artesian well water from depth of 198m and fermented at high temperature in the beginning, followed by maturation at a steady pace for 3 days.

DISTILLATION

Distillation follows immediately after our mash matures and is repeated 3 times (quartz, then charcoal, and quartz again) to remove volatile impurities and acquire the best, purest quality.

OSOBAYA

At the last stage before filtration, citric acid and sodium are added to soften the profile maintaining the unique Osobaya vodka flavor, including gentle bready flavors with a smooth, peppery finish.

MOSKOVSKAYA IN ACTION