Mead of Suzdal (Suzdal medovina plant). Beer drinks

Mead-an alcoholic beverage, traditionally prepared from honey, water, yeast and various flavorings-spices and berries. Did this a few centuries ago, when mediarena was very popular. Mead differs not only in composition but also in the sterilization of honey and fortress. Drink this though popular, but finding it is rare, so all fans of well-known Suzdal Mead.

Mead of Suzdal

No Wonder this drink is famous all over Russia. It is in the city of Suzdal is the only company that produces the famous Mead different fortress. Suzdal medovina plant originated in the XIX century, when it was rebuilt by a noble figure of a merchant Vasily Zhinkin. We must remember that Mead is a traditional Russian drink, which arose even before the reign of Peter I – when on the Russian side began to appear such drinks as coffee and tea.

Even the vodka did not have such popularity as honey product. The beverage was an obligatory dish on the tables of noblemen and kings, and ordinary commoners. Even the financial situation of the citizens were determined on a honey of alcohol – his absence has meant extreme hardship.

The history of the plant

The Suburban area of Suzdal has always been famous for its honey monastery of manufacture. To revive a popular drink that is a little pozabyla with the appearance of vodka, decided the merchant of the second Guild Vasily Zhinkin. In addition to the built maduranga plant (one of the first in the country), the merchant kept a couple of shops that sold wine. In addition, Vasily ran a small oskoboiny – then the wax was highly valued and cost a lot of money. On the basis of this voskoboinik merchant and opened medovina production. It should be noted that at that time there were not more than 30 pubs. But to sell products, in addition to taverns, was on the fair Euphrosyne, which was conducted annually and had quite a lot of popularity.

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The Second life of the plant

The Case of the merchant Zinkina flourished until 1914, while in Russia has not been introduced «prohibition». More than half a century Suzdal Mead disappeared from free sale. The brighter was the announcement of one of the largest restaurants of Suzdal on what it is brewed Mead from an ancient recipe with all the traditions. This was done specifically – honey beverage was one of the core values of this city, and in the postwar period (this happened in 1967) the country needed foreign currency, produced through tourism.

The city was established tourist center, which advertised an ancient Russian product. The venture was a complete success – the Mead, which was not cooked in the restaurant and in a small factory on the edge of town, became the main attraction not only for domestic but also for foreign tourists. Were here honey beer beverages, wherein no more sweetness and low acidity.

Flourishing maduranga business

The Trick in attracting tourists lies in the fact that honey drink was taken all over the city – in large jars, like milk, selling to anyone. However, outside of the city of Suzdal Mead has not been taken. To try it could only come to Suzdal. The second decline of Suzdal Mead has experienced with the restructuring. The city was left without the tourist flow, the drink was in demand, and the plant closed. However, this did not cause the complete disappearance of Mead – the cooking baton was intercepted by local artisans. Fortunately, unlike other alcoholic drinks, very easy to prepare the Mead of Suzdal.

Recipe knew her every second inhabitant of the Suzdal – 4 quarts of spring water, 500 grams of honey, half a kilo of sugar and 100 grams of yeast. For the strength of the added alcohol or some vodka. Professionally Mead is - in a large pot boiled honey is viscous the wort is, which should be thick enough. After he is sent to wander in a special room, where the maturation of the drink. This process may be short-lived - if the honey drink will be soft or last more than a month - at the castle Mead in 7-8 degrees. The finished drink is filtered and bottled in prepared bottles.

Pouring honey river

The Second resurrection maduranga cases occurred in the 90-ies. To deal with the issue of Mead decided Igor ZADOROZHNY and Sergey Gorovoy – Moscow businessmen. Location of the plant, of course, was selected Suzdal – a place where many decades “Mead of Suzdal Cossack”, “Patartina”, “Polupoltina”, with rose hips and spices, alcohol, pleasing to the taste of residents and visitors alike.

A Lot of time, effort and resources were necessary to restore the destroyed and useless old equipment maduranga plant. Today the company employs about a hundred people. The main priority for entrepreneurs was the process of making Mead – “correct” honey and conservation of ancient techniques of cooking. The plant produced beer-like drinksbased on honey, with a little time forgotten.

Plant today

Today, everyone can enjoy numerous types of Mead and beer drinks in the tasting room opened at mediarena plant. Its interior is designed in vintage style-oak-furniture, carpets and chandeliers, painted walls and ceramic mugs.

Any visitors can come here to personally find out what the true Russian Suzdal Mead. Guests are greeted dressed in Russian folk style staff who offer to drink, eat and listen to the history of the drink. It is noteworthy that in the year within the walls of the tasting room is at least 40 thousand people. Honey the drink was even dedicated to your own holiday-Day Mead. Cool and slightly tart, made from honey from their own apiaries, with herbs grown for taste, Mead is drunk by the bucket-just as I drank it in Russia. Abroad honey drink got its name – «Russian energy”.