I will continue (or rather start) the story about the beer of the 90s. Although I am more interested in dark beer, the paradox is that the first time I tried a dark sort of Soviet beer was when the USSR was already ceasing to exist, it was in the fall of 1991. Although this is not a paradox at all, but the consequences of a total shortage, as well as not well-thought-out measures to combat alcoholism (although now our new, Russian "dumas" are still eager to step on the same rake).
So, returning somehow from work (then it was NITSEVT - the Research Center for Electronic Computing, where I worked as a process engineer for 130 rubles a month) I saw that at the intersection of Varshavskoe highway and st. There is a truck from which they sell beer from the Red Lighthouse. Quite a typical sight for Moscow at that time, but the beer was not quite ordinary - it was "Tverskoye" light and dark, in bottles of 0.33 liters. and at a sky-high price - 2 p. 50 k.! (Compare with my salary!). I didn’t save the labels, I’ll give you these (of those times), although they were case-shaped on pot-bellied bottles.
Beer made an indelible impression! Since then, I have always favored 14% light beers and dark beers. Unlike modern Russian mass beer (and indeed the entire world beer, since modern Russian beer is a typical example of mass beer all over the world), at that time other races of yeast were used, which did not ferment beer as much as it is now. Therefore, 14% light beer usually had a strength of 4.8% alcohol by volume (in our time, 6%, and often more). That is, it had a density almost like that of a "side" with a fortress like that of a "pilsner". Hence the powerful, dense, malty taste with a very moderate strength. As for dark... Dark malts with their caramel, chocolate, coffee, burnt, and often raisins, prunes, wine and other nuances of taste made me a true fan of this beer!
Tver beer began to appear regularly on that heel, and despite the price (and it also rose in price quickly - up to 2 rubles 90 k. - the times of hyperinflation were approaching), I took it regularly. A few years later, I even soaked the labels from these beers (I loved collecting artifacts) and they ended up being the start of my beer label collection. In the mid-90s, this beer looked like this:
In general, the Tver plant (later "Athanasius") at that time was very pleased with its beer. A stunning impression was made by their "Festive". It was a 20% dark beer with an incredible strength of 9-10% alcohol for those times! It was a port-caramel thick drink that rolled off your feet from a couple of bottles! This variety was apparently transformed into "Porter", which is still one of the best porters in Russia (and in the world).
I will also note "Our Mark" - this 18% light variety was created at the Badaevsky brewery for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Even then, in Tver, dark beer was brewed more interesting than light beer, so a dark version of Nasha Marka was also released. Well, I will finish the story about Tver beer with another standard Soviet variety - "Admiralteyskoye". Although there is not much to tell about it - the usual light beer in the style of "Pilsen", but with a non-malt, it was simply remembered for shock gatherings in the glorious city of Savelovo, swimming in a nearby stream (in the month of May!), floating away in an unknown direction of money and morning hangover on the remaining trifle with that same pot-bellied bottle of Admiralty. Even the photograph has been preserved - on a pebble near the great Russian river Volga.
Near Chertanovo (near the Varshavskoye metro station), where I have been living for the past 40 years, there is one of the Moscow breweries - Moskovoretsky, built in 1959. While I was studying at the institute and buying beer in completely different Moscow districts, I practically did not come across Moskovoretsky products, but when I started working at NITSEVT and buying beer close to home, Moskvoretsky beer became the main one in my diet. I usually bought it in the market near the Prague metro station. For some time this plant was called JSC "Kolomenskoye". The main varieties were "Posadskoe" (analogous to "Zhigulevskoe") and "Slavyanskoe". The origins of "Slavyansky" lie in the good old "Pilsensky". In the 1930s, in the USSR, "Pilzenskoye" was renamed into "Russian", after the war "Russian" into "Rizhskoye". It was the only pure malt all-Union beer. But it was thoughtless to waste expensive malt, when the Soviet Union could not afford full of inexpensive barley or rice, so “Rizhskoye” was gradually taken out of production, and its place was taken by “Slavyanskoye”, developed just at the “Moskvoretsky” plant in the late 60s. x years.
In general, "Posadskoye" and "Slavyanskoye" were nothing interesting, ordinary light beer, quite clean, not strongly attenuated (by today's standards), so the taste was denser, hopping was not strong. These varieties were much more interesting:
"Moskvoretskoe" - a branded variety of the plant, 17% light beer, developed in the second half of the 60s. Due to the fact that beer did not ferment so much then (5% is modern 6.25% vol.), the best varieties then were precisely the most dense and strong. This continued until the release of "Baltika 9", and later "Hunting, Strong", etc., where everything is fermented "to the very worst" and therefore the taste of alcohol becomes dominant. After that, many dense varieties of regional breweries bought by multinational companies began to turn into "ruff-like" drinks. And then dense light varieties pleased with a dense, rich, powerful taste. Just a little wine. They were much more hopped than the light varieties, although this was not noticeable over the full malt body.
"Steppe" - I do not have a recipe for this variety, but there are strong suspicions that wormwood was used in it (hence the name) and later this variety was transformed into "Moskvoretskoye, original", where the presence of wormwood is indicated on the labels. This variety only increased my love for 14% light varieties. An excellent combination of dense rich taste and very moderate alcohol. The bitterness of this beer was higher than usual, but certainly nothing close to IPA.
The labels given above, following the Tver ones, were soaked from the bottles and put aside in an envelope until better times.
In the days of the USSR, beer was usually not pasteurized, its durability was 7 days (and often only three days really), so only local breweries were on sale. But since the mid-90s, pasteurization has become the norm, capitalist economic conditions have brought competition, the most successful producers began to distribute their products to new markets. Moscow was the most desirable market, and by the end of the 90s the number of breweries represented on the Moscow markets was simply stunning, perhaps it was the most interesting time for a zealous beer lover (let's not forget about the huge amount of imported beer imported before the crisis of 1998, when the ruble very high). Among the first noted in Moscow are the breweries of St. Petersburg - on the one hand, the second, but on the other, the first beer capital of Russia.
Somewhere in 1995 (or 96) in a store in the Zhavoronki village, next to my dacha, I saw an unfamiliar Kalinkin, anniversary beer - in pot-bellied bottles of 0.35 liters. This pale beer had 18% gravity and once again impressed me with the power of a malty, slightly vinous taste. The fortress was not felt, but the beer was drunk with a bang! The label was carefully torn off the bottle and joined the others. The beer was brewed at the St. Petersburg plant "Stepan Razin". It was this batch that was brewed for the 200th anniversary of the plant, which happened in 1995 (in fact, the date is very artificial, in fact, the Kalinkinsky plant itself is 50 years younger).
"Kalinkin" remained my favorite beer for a long time, I drank a lot of bottled and draft beer (not only in Moscow, but also in the homeland of beer - in St. Petersburg). And this is a good example of how a perfectly balanced density / strength beer has now turned into a banal "Hunt strong No. 2" at the behest of "Heineken".
The second St. Petersburg plant that actively began to develop the Moscow market was Baltika. Somehow my friend Vadim called and said that on Krasnoselskaya, an interesting beer with numbers was noticed in the store. As it turned out, it was Baltika No. 1, light, Baltika No. 2, special and Baltika No. 3, classic. By tradition, I kept the labels, and if these are exactly the ones that I soaked then, then it was September 1996.
Beer was bought and drunk under dried bream. But as it turned out, the bream here was not quite out of place. "Baltika" was one of the founders of "evropiva" in Russia. It was heavily fermented ("Treshka" at 12% density had 4.8% alcohol, that is, the same as the 14% variety). The taste was perfectly clean, only a slight fruitiness was felt, which did not go to dried fish. This beer should have been drunk on its own, its taste is light, akin to soda. Since then, there has been a debate on the Internet - what is better - a clean and faceless "Eurolager" or a full, but often dirty descendant of the Soviet brewing tradition.
After "Tverskoy, dark", I did not come across dark beers ("Festive", which I talked about, I bought towards the end of the 90s), so the next dark beers that I tried were "Baltika No. 4, original" and " Baltika №6, porter".
"Four" was bought in the same store on Krasnoselskaya, on the next delivery of Baltika products and only strengthened my love for dark beer. "Porter" was sold in a tent near the Leningradsky railway station. It was a bottle of 0.33 liters. The barcode on the back label was not Russian, but Swedish, which gave rise to rumors that Baltika brewed the first batches of Porter in Sweden. The taste was amazing - powerful dark malts, moderate sweetness, veiled strength. In general, the taste of "Porter" has not changed much since then. Although there was a moment when the barcode on the back label changed to Russian and the taste became too bitter-burnt, but it was a temporary failure. This beer was rare on sale, but it was always in the tent on Leningradsky and I went there often, although the price for this beer was higher, even taking into account the smaller volume.
That's it for now, I'll continue next time.
P.S. In my story, I omit imported beer, which by the mid-90s was not enough. Those German varieties that I drank then did not differ much from the same "Baltika", and the popular "White Bears" were just examples of "fermented to the very end" strong beer, in which, besides alcohol, there was little to be seen...
“If we recall the festive table of the late 80s, then very often it was quite monotonous both in terms of the set of dishes and “delicacies” and the set of alcohol. I remember well how my mother began to prepare for the New Year in advance, buying green peas, sprats and mayonnaise ... And my father filled the bar in advance with the same Soviet champagne and Stolichnaya vodka ... ”
A place of honor was occupied by some outlandish foreign bottle. And it doesn't matter what could be there - Havana Club rum, Smirnoff vodka or Amaretto sweet liquor. Foreign - it was already cool ...
It was already later, in the 90s, that shops and stalls were flooded with all kinds of Rasputins, GorbachevFFs, DaniloFFs, PetroFFs and other FFs. But there was also Royal alcohol, melon or lemon Stopka and a lot of “delicious” things. I can't even remember all the names. So, be reminded...
1. An invariable attribute of almost any festive table is Soviet Champagne. Most often bought semi-sweet and brut..
2. I have never met a dry one in our house. Somehow it was not popular with us in the family.
3. Permanent friends and regulars of festive tables). In the last years of the USSR, vodka in long bottles was increasingly scarce. Yes, and with a screw cap.
4. One of the representatives of wine classics
5. Bulgarian cabernet.
6. Brandy from Bulgaria. As students, for some reason, we really complained about him. Maybe because of the low price .. I do not remember.
7. The same Amaretto. They just drank it)
8. Just as they drank chistogan and Cuban rum. What are the mojitos...
9. Piano alcohol was at one point very popular, often replacing vodka. It was diluted in the right proportion and poured into a vodka bottle.
10. Megaclassic of the 90s. Advertising made this vodka one of the most popular in a very short time. Everyone knew the bearded man winking from the label
11. Another 90s classic. Smirnoff - that was cool. It doesn't matter if it was real or fake. The main thing is the label.
12. Another product of advertising popularity is White Eagle vodka.
13. A 30-degree Israeli shot was with different flavors - lemon, melon, something else. I remember September 1, 1996. We celebrated the check-in at the KhAI students' hostel. A melon stack under a watermelon ... For a very long time I could not look at either melons or watermelons ..
14. One of the many FF-ca...
15. Well, the theme of “great power” was also very popular
16. And the man named this vodka by his own name, thanks to which he became known throughout the country ...
17. Of course, how could I forget? Cognac Napoleon. The product of cooperation between the French cognac manufacturer Camus and the USSR, as a result of which Camus Napoleon became a symbol of French cognac. Well, later these Napoleons divorced like vodka - a million names.
18. Wine classic of the 90s. Bulgarian white wine Monastery Izba
19. ... and red "Bear Blood"
20. Top position of a good feast. Considered very cool Absolute
For the past week, social networks have been in a fever with a flash mob of memory of the 90s. Social media users posted their photos 20 years ago or more. medialeaks decided to devote the material to one of the most striking phenomena in the modern history of Russia - the emergence of a free alcohol market.
Everyone liked the joyful nostalgic photos. It is noticeable that in many pictures the characters are a little (or quite strongly) tipsy. We remembered ten iconic spirits of the first half of the 90s. Where did they come from, why were they popular, what did they taste like and what were they used with? We did not include well-known Western brands here (with the exception of Smirnoff), since they were not available to most at that time. We did not write the price of drinks, because in 92-95. there was hyperinflation and price tags changed almost every day.
Alcohol Royal 96%
Origin: alcohol for technical needs from Holland. According to rumors, it was mainly produced in Poland, like many other illegal products, where the term "scorched" came from.
Popularity secret: during the Prohibition era, alcohol became one of the shadow currencies, they tried to extract it even from denatured alcohol. By the beginning of the 90s, the rules were relaxed, but there was a catastrophic shortage of vodka in the country, it was sold on coupons. Royal appeared in the 91st and became the first affordable alternative to the products of the USSR wine and vodka factories. Due to its cheapness, it remained widely popular until the introduction of excise taxes in the 96th year.
Organoleptic qualities: Alcohol was diluted in a ratio of 1:2 to get a fortress of 40 degrees. Without additives and additives, even normal ethanol mixed with water is quite difficult to use. Not to mention fake alcohol. As a rule, something was added to this mixture.
Additional Ingredients: At the same time, dry juices were widely used: Zuko, Yupi, Invite. The bag of powder suggested "just add water." Naturally, alcohol was also added. Cheap and cheerful.
Homemade fruit liqueurs and vodkas 25-45%
Origin: the labeling of the place of origin was arbitrary.
Popularity secret: the first Russian businessmen realized the magical power of marketing: it is one thing when a consumer dilutes the powder with water with sugar and alcohol at home, it is quite another when he buys the same mixture in a beautiful bottle with a bright sticker and some funny name in Latin letters. So, for example, the recipe of Russian Baileys of that time is known: alcohol, boiled condensed milk, egg yolks. Similar products also disappeared in the 95th.
Organoleptic qualities: one recent study showed that even experts evaluate the taste of wine differently depending on its price: the more expensive the drink, the tastier it seems by default. The same applies to the design: Soviet citizens, accustomed to the same type of colorless labels, found everything bright by default to be attractive and tasty.
Additional Ingredients: A worthy accompaniment to such a drink was the fruit bubble gums that were widespread at that time: Mamba, Love is, Donald Duck.
Amaretto liqueur 21-30%
Origin: Italy, Poland.
Popularity secret: in 93-94 years. in some outlets one could find about two dozen varieties of a well-known brand. A characteristic feature was a square bottle. Perhaps it was in demand because it was considered a romantic drink and was often bought for dates. Being sweet and quite strong, it quickly acted on women. However, it is difficult to understand why almond flavor has become such a reliable tool of seduction.
Organoleptic qualities: dark brown sweet alcoholic drink with a bitter aftertaste and smell of almonds. Naturally forged in large quantities. It was rather difficult to drink it warm and clean, but that did not stop anyone.
Additional Ingredients: The best addition to a bottle of Amaretto was another foreign sweet: a Mars bar or Snickers.
Vodka Rasputin 40%
Origin: Germany.
Popularity secret: absolutely incredible advertising for that time, which looks quite good today. The 1993 commercial, in which a "magic" holographic portrait of Rasputin winked at the consumer as proof of the authenticity of the product, has become a true classic. However, holography did not save the brand from pirates, which undermined the confidence of buyers in it. It should be noted separately that the brand still has high recognition in Russia.
Organoleptic qualities: no one remembers, because during drinking it was customary to discuss the winking bearded man.
Additional Ingredients: At the same time, the practice of drinking vodka with lemonade spread. The most famous after Pepsi and Coca for a while was Hershey Cola.
Origin: USA
Popularity secret: in contrast to the 10s of this century, in the late 80s and early 90s of the past, the Made in USA sign was the best advertisement for any product. The name Smirnoff also captivated by the fact that it was a Russian surname, as it were, naturalized and recognized overseas. Surrealistic advertising also played an important role.
Following this, a lot of vodkas appeared on -off.
Organoleptic qualities: no one paid attention, the main thing was the bottle - a sign of success and new times.
Additional Ingredients: in 1992, raw-smoked sausage and some exotic fruit, say, a pineapple, were an indispensable attribute of a decent booze.
Wine "Monastic hut" and "Bear's blood" 10% -11%
Origin: Bulgaria.
Popularity secret: After the civil war began in Georgia, wine from there practically disappeared from stores, replacing cheap Spanish and Chilean at that time. At some point, it was simply impossible to buy something normal: it was either port wine or some kind of swill. Meanwhile, in big cities there were always enough wine lovers. Against the background of others, "Monastic hut" and "Bear's blood" favorably stood out in terms of price-quality ratio.
Organoleptic qualities: then it seemed quite decent semi-dry wine.
Additional Ingredients: black tea and guitar songs.
Sangria 7-9%
Origin: Spain, Germany, Bulgaria.
Popularity secret: a compote-like light alcoholic drink went well among young people, especially among those who liked to sit in the company, but did not like to get drunk, as an elegant alternative to beer. Another important advantage: a bottle of one and a half liters or even two liters cost, like the usual 0.7.
Organoleptic qualities: wine drink with a fruity aroma and minimal hangover effect. Many years later it turned out that this is a Spanish recipe for exhausting heat, fruits and lots of ice are added just before use.
Additional Ingredients: grapes, fruits.
Vermouth "Bouquet of Moldova" 16%
Origin: Moldova.
Popularity secret: until 1997, fortified wine was represented exclusively by the traditional “777” or “Agdam” in bottling. At the same time, as it turned out, inaccessible Martini and Campari are the same vermouth, that is, the "Bouquet of Moldova" is almost a noble drink. It turned out to be ideal for moderate drinking: it’s not a shame to treat a decent girl and everyone gets drunk not so quickly and gloomily. The place of "Bouquet of Moldova" in the second half of the decade was successfully taken by Salvatore and other inexpensive vermouths.
Organoleptic qualities: sweet drink with a pleasant herbal taste. An important feature: it was sold in a liter container. A bottle without a snack for two had a guaranteed effect.
Additional Ingredients: fried dumplings, chocolate "Alenka".
Gin&Tonic 6-7%
Origin: Finland, Poland, Russia.
Popularity secret: Another important consumer problem of the early 90s was the shortage of light cheap alcohol. Beer is a man's drink, girls need something more elegant. A jar of juniper soda was perfect for this role. Gin and tonic was the most popular alcoholic cocktail among high school girls long before Yaga.
Organoleptic qualities: carbon dioxide, a slight synthetic Christmas tree smell, and a bitter taste that masked the harshness of the alcohol well. One can after school was enough to get drunk, after two more on the same day I had time to get a headache.
Additional Ingredients: long menthol cigarette.
"Baltika" №№3 and 4
Origin: St. Petersburg.
Popularity secret: beer is the holy grail of the late Soviet drinker. Especially Western beer. In the 90s, a Tuborg or Heineken jar was more valuable than a bottle of vodka. After the collapse of the USSR, intoxicating drinks from Europe appeared on free sale, but at first they were quite expensive. "Troika", which was not inferior to foreign analogues, if not superior, became a real revolution and to a large extent laid the foundation for the success of domestic brewing. The second revolution was the “four”, because before that, dark beer was practically not sold in the country.
Organoleptic qualities: the usual Soviet "Zhigulevskoye" usually tasted rather nasty. Baltika Nos. 3 and 4 seemed absolutely fantastic at first. The author recorded cases when the first bottle of this beer was consumed by three people as if it were good cognac.
Additional Ingredients: to dark beer - light and vice versa.
“If we recall the festive table of the late 80s, then very often it was quite monotonous both in terms of the set of dishes and “delicacies” and the set of alcohol. I remember well how my mother began to prepare for the New Year in advance, buying green peas, sprats and mayonnaise ... And my father filled the bar in advance with the same Soviet champagne and Stolichnaya vodka ... ”
A place of honor was occupied by some outlandish foreign bottle. And it doesn't matter what could be there - Havana Club rum, Smirnoff vodka or Amaretto sweet liquor. Foreign - it was already cool ...
It was already later, in the 90s, that shops and stalls were flooded with all kinds of Rasputins, GorbachevFFs, DaniloFFs, PetroFFs and other FFs. But there was also Royal alcohol, melon or lemon Stopka and a lot of “delicious” things. I can't even remember all the names. So, be reminded...
1. An invariable attribute of almost any festive table is Soviet Champagne. Most often bought semi-sweet and brut..
2. I have never met a dry one in our house. Somehow it was not popular with us in the family.
3. Permanent friends and regulars of festive tables). In the last years of the USSR, vodka in long bottles was increasingly scarce. Yes, and with a screw cap.
4. One of the representatives of wine classics
5. Bulgarian cabernet.
6. Brandy from Bulgaria. As students, for some reason, we really complained about him. Maybe because of the low price .. I do not remember.
7. The same Amaretto. They just drank it)
8. Just as they drank chistogan and Cuban rum. What are the mojitos...
9. Piano alcohol was at one point very popular, often replacing vodka. It was diluted in the right proportion and poured into a vodka bottle.
11. Another 90s classic. Smirnoff - that was cool. It doesn't matter if it was real or fake. The main thing is the label.
13. A 30-degree Israeli shot was with different flavors - lemon, melon, something else. I remember September 1, 1996. We celebrated the check-in at the KhAI students' hostel. A melon stack under a watermelon ... For a very long time I could not look at either melons or watermelons ..
14. One of the many FF-ca...
15. Well, the theme of “great power” was also very popular
16. And the man named this vodka by his own name, thanks to which he became known throughout the country ...
17. Of course, how could I forget? Cognac Napoleon. The product of cooperation between the French cognac manufacturer Camus and the USSR, as a result of which Camus Napoleon became a symbol of French cognac. Well, later these Napoleons divorced like vodka - a million names.
18. Wine classic of the 90s. Bulgarian white wine Monastery Izba
19. ... and red "Bear Blood"
20. Top position of a good feast. Considered very cool Absolute
Let's remember what alcoholic drinks we have
always stood on festive tables in the Soviet years.
Many of them have not been
are produced, but their taste is still preserved in memory.
At first I wanted to call this part in the spirit of the previous ones - "What We Drank".
But that's why I thought about it and decided that this is a little not correct :)
The first time I tried alcoholic drinks at the age of 15,
and for the first time seriously got drunk at the age of 16, on New Year's Eve. "Port wine 777".
Fortunately, I did not become addicted to the "green serpent" and still consider it evil.
If in excess. But quality vintage wines,
cognacs and viskariki occasionally respect.
I had one hobby as a child. Collected wine (vodka, cognac) labels.
Agree, quite an innocent hobby for a child. And I was just a fan.
You might find a bottle on the street, bring it home, put it in a bowl of hot water,
15 minutes - bang! and a new label in the collection. Friends (mothers) helped
- they looked for treasured bottles of the deep-Soviet period in the cellars / attics and gave them to me.
For several years, an impressive pack has accumulated
. Then the hobby suddenly disappeared, as did the collection itself. But, fortunately, she was later found.
I carefully scanned it and now I want to show you :) Labels for me -
one of the doors to childhood memories.
Soviet drawings, fonts, prices, "I belt, II belt", "Price with the cost of dishes", containers,
kilometer-long queues for wine and vodka, coupons...
Crimea, the sea and the vine, after all.
Do not be lazy, take your time, look at each label -
She has a lot to say and remember.
So what was still on our tables and in refrigerators 20-30 years ago?
I'll start with aperitifs.
The lion's share of wine production in the USSR came from the Moldavian SSR. The inscription "MOLDVINPROM"
will be found in almost every third label.
Sherries and vermouths:
And "GOSAGROPROM" - on every second :)
One of the pearls of my small collection is Hungarian vermouth.
Very popular in the 90s, live bottled beer from our native Ulyanovsk plant (R.I.P):
And this is the same Ulyanovsk plant, but still in the 80s:
The pride of our brewery!
Our plant soldered not only Ulyanovsk, but also neighbors :)
Classics of the genre!
Now this is also happening. But it's not like that anymore...
Hello from China. Their beer. This is the crazy 90s.
We are done with aperitifs, let's move on to table wines, of which there were a great many in the USSR.
Table (dry, semi-dry and semi-sweet) wines:
Guys, this is Checheningushvino! Pretty rare label.
Rkatsiteli is a popular light wine made from a highly valuable grape variety.
Greetings from Volgograd!
Azerbaijan:
Black Sea pink, with the inscription on the boat "Abrau-Durso". It looks like it was made in the same factory.
This small bottle was brought by us from my first trip to the Crimea, in 1991:
Such a small bottle of wine stood in our sideboard for a long time.
Until the wine turned to vinegar.
I have many childhood memories associated with her:
In particular, the dream of the sea began with her.
Abkhazia. By the way, the label is now reanimated and can be seen on the shelves.
This one is from those Soviet times.
Here is a modern label of Abkhazian wine:
Bulgaria has always been distinguished by expensive printing of labels.
Bulgaria 90s:
Algerian wine. I think that ordinary people did not have this on their tables:
Fortified wines:
A pack of the next two "zero" labels, the boys and I found in some basement.
Apparently, someone hid there for an underground workshop.
This one has a very uneven print. Apparently self-made. I will not believe,
that "Abrau-Durso" could afford such a hack.
Did I mention that I had my first drink at 15? I lied.
In church, they poured a whole spoonful of diluted Cahors into us children :)
Well, who does not remember the liqueur Amaretto, popular in the 90s? :)) Sold in every "lump".
Like this fortified Moldovan wine:
Remember that troubled time when alcohol could be bought anywhere,
just not in the store ... In the "lumps", "at the granny" ... Horror.
Here is something else sweet and foreign from those times. More like chocolate.
Odessa Mama!
I like these monsters: "Glavuprpischeprom GOSAGROPROM RSFSR ROSSPIRTPROM"
Probably those who worked there, always gathered for a long time with an answer to the question about the place of work.
Cossack wine:
Flavored wines:
And here even the counter-label with the cocktail recipe has been preserved:
Ports
I have always associated ortwine with something cheap and unworthy
self-respecting person. Like a triple cologne.
"Mom is anarchy, dad is a glass of port." Unfortunately,
the opinion was established with the first experience of intoxication of a strong degree,
what happened to me after the chiming clock in 1996. Bottle "777"
was destroyed almost in one gulp, for two with a friend
- hurried to friends (Vityok, if you read me, then hello). Hmm...
"Agdam" is still Soviet:
"Agdam" is no longer Soviet. And the price went up. Holiday prices....
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And another variation:
Moldovan :)
Georgian port bag "Three bananas":
Sparkling wines (Champagne - New Year is coming soon!):
Champagne in the late 80s and early 90s, like everything else, was not easy to buy.
By some tricks they got a box or two for the wedding.
And it was even necessary to show a certificate from the registry office that it was really for the wedding.
For it’s not good to celebrate for no reason when the “dashing” are in the yard
- drink vodyaru on coupons ...
I didn't like champagne. No, not because it's not like that.
It’s just that bottles from under it were very rarely accepted.
We can say that they did not accept at all. From under vodka and beer - without ceremony.
And the champagne bottles were dead weight in the sheds and on the balconies.
Their only use is slingshot shooting. The glass is strong
did not fly apart the first time, prolonging the pleasure for the second and third hit.
And they also mixed carbide with water in them, plugged them with a native cork and ran into the "bunker".
Yes, motorists stored all sorts of liquids in them, such as solariums, oils and electrolytes. Reliable capacity.
Here they are, native to every Soviet citizen, labels.
Made and poured everywhere.
Azerbaijan SSR:
Tolyatti:
What had no right to be called "champagne" was called "sparkling".
Abrau-Durso, the king of Soviet champagnes:
And note, one price - 6 rubles 50 kopecks with the cost of dishes. How simple and clear...
Cheap Moscow "pop" for two pee:
Imported from Bulgaria:
From Hungary:
Friends, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :)
It is modern, "New World". I haven't tried anything better...
Strong tinctures:
End of 10th grade. We are all very adults now, we can decide for ourselves what to drink and how much :) The choice has always fallen on this:
0.5 for 10 people - cool, walk! :) Why lemon?
Apparently, on a subconscious level, they chose a compromise between childhood (lemonade) and supposedly already adult life (vodka).
The rubbish is still the same, but it was impossible to show it. And don't forget that this is 1996...
For some reason, tinctures were then made similar to lemonade. Have you attracted children? :)
The only inscription "bitter" said that it was not tasty.
Strong tincture "Zubrovka": Made on the basis of bison herb, it has a mild, slightly burning taste and aroma of bison.
And the price is already a whole red gold piece.
Cognacs:
Our parents were lucky - they could still drink normal, "not burned"
cognacs from Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
How many kinds there were! But not everyone can afford it. More expensive than vodka by 5 rubles.
Moldavian SSR:
I found this bottle in some old cellar, half full. Naturally, the liquid was immediately drained to the ground :)
But it was someone's stash.
What is not now. Georgian cognacs:
Azerbaijani:
Cognac of the Dagestan ASSR. Produced at the Moscow Inter-Republican Winery.
Disgusting cognac drink "Strugurash": But for lack of a better one, he also went:
Vodka was as it is now - cheap and expensive.
The cheap one was almost always sold in lemonade bottles - "cheburashkas", with a lid made of thick foil, with a "tail":
Darling - in long bottles, with a screw cap:
And this is how vodka was bought in the USSR:
First they handed over the old container, then they took a new one with this money. If enough :)
"Gorbachev's loop":
If there was not enough vodka, then they took port wine. When it ended and he went to a nearby store for this:
Interestingly, the same brand of vodka could be both cheap and expensive at the same time.
I'll start with the cheap ones. This was usually paid with a tractor driver in the spring, for arable work in a summer cottage:
This was usually put on the table on ordinary holidays:
The capital was not available (in any case, with us).
Prepared on the highest purity alcohol with the addition of sugar in the amount of 0.2 g per 100 ml.
And finally, the king of vodka! Siberian:
Fortress - 45%, the price is almost like that of cognac - almost 12 rubles!
This was ordered for weddings.
Kuban tincture, with a sacramental inscription RUSSIAN VODKA.
Gin, whiskey, brandy, rum:
The fact that they usually didn’t drink in the USSR, because. did not produce. But no one canceled business trips to fraternal countries,
so you could find these drinks:
It is likely that in the "Birch" you could buy.
But this, apparently, was brought in barrels from friendly Cuba and bottled with us.
Bulgarian brandy "Sunny Beach":
By the way, it is produced with the same label to this day. Recently a friend brought it, used it :)
Scotch Whiskey!
So what do you think? :) What did they drink from it?
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