Kubanskaya

The name Kubanskaya refers to a Russian, flavoured brand of vodka or nastoyka with a touch of lemon. 40% alcohol. Bottle volume 50cl. The highly recognizable label [1] on the bottle depicts a Cossack on a horse. The original Kubanskaya was produced by the renowned Kristall vodka factory in Moscow, the origin of Stolichnaya vodka. The beverage became insanely popular among expatriates living in Moscow during the 1990s, due to its its pleasant taste and the relatively low hangover risk. Another major factor leading to this popularity was the cult song Kubanskaya [2] by the Zelenograd rock group NTO Retsept [3]. This song, in turn, was inspired by the brief cameo this vodka made in the underground novel Moscow-Petushki. The 1998 Russian financial crisis triggered an exodus of the Moscow expats. Consequently, Kristall ceased production of Kubanskaya. Kubanskaya vodka is still for sale in Russian stores, but is produced by less-known factories. While the taste resembles the taste of the original Kristall brand, connaisseurs are able to taste the difference.

Kubanskaya is also an alias used by Dachex Media [4] media pundit Alexander Knight who can be followed on Twitter

It is also the name of the Cossacks of the Kuban Valley which is in the Kuban Cossack homeland. It occupies the Kuban Steppe and the valley of the Kuban River on the eastern shore of the Black Sea officially in the Krasnodar Krai (Russian: Краснода́рский край, Krasnodarsky kray) which is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. Link to satellite image of Kubanskaya the place [5]