“PRIME” is the best distillery not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe. The name itself and the high status of the distillery are well-founded. "PRIME" means the best, the first, the original. The name completely reflects the gist of the distillery- its technological effectiveness, power, innovativeness. "Prime" is the best because of many reasons:
the factory possess the best equipment from all over the world;
the best Ukrainian specialists with international certificates work here;
the water used for the beverages is unique - it is perfectly pure and healing;
the best grain alcohol is used for the beverages, and only natural ingredients make up the recipes of the tinctures and flavoured spirits.
And the most important is that "PRIME" products are the choice of millions of customers!
The distillery "PRIME" was built and put into operation from scratch. The foundation stone was laid on 13 September 2003. Dozens of specialists participated in designing this unique project, taking into account new tendencies in the sphere of production of beverages, industrial architecture and design. Total investment into the distillery is $ 60 million. This made "PRIME" the most expensive distillery in Ukraine. The giant factory was built within 3 years. Its total area is 13 hectares; its total building area comprises 20.000 m2. The "PRIME" distillery officially opened its doors on 28 October 2006. Since then every one may come and see first hand that "PRIME" is the best. More than 4,000 of visitors did it already.
Geography
The "PRIME" distillery is situated in the ecologically clean region - the famous Malinovka village (Kharkov region). A considerable high-quality water resource was the key factor when choosing this very place. Water from the subterranean lake is used for all types of vodka produced at the distillery. This lake descends from a Jurassic water source and preserves its health-giving properties and purity. Developed transport network has also become an important factor for such a big production facility organization.
Technologies and production facilities
The first stage of the beverage production is the recipe development. The best technologists work at them. They taste dozens and hundreds of combinations of components, sort out the optimal composition and water structure, develop a special formula for every beverage type.
Water treatment. Even the purest natural water should be specially treated. At the distillery it passes through sand and charcoal pillars, cartridge and membrane filters, molecular and ultraviolet refinement systems. The reverse osmosis plant adjusts the mineral composition of water. This is very important for every type of vodka to have its special taste and to preserve healing properties of water.
Spirit selection. The best grain spirits are used for the beverages production. "Prime" has the biggest alcohol cellar in Ukraine. Its volume is 200.000 decaliters. This allows buying good spirit in big lots and escaping the quality drops.
Flavoured spirits and tinctures are made directly at the distillery. Only natural ingredients are used: honey, allspice, nutmeg, rye rusks, ginger, cereals, thyme, etc. High quality and natural ingredients are the principles of the distillery "Prime" work. They provide the distillery the leading position in the vodka market of Ukraine.
When preparing water and spirit blend, it is very important to take away the fusel oil. At the "PRIME" distillery special emphasis is put on gravity flow method. The mixture of water and alcohol goes through sand and charcoal pillars by gravity. This method provides constant purification speed without artificial acceleration of the process. The result is a tasty, mild and quality product. After consumption of "PRIME" products you will always feel good. However, mixing and filtering do not result in the final vodka! The last stage before bottling is maturation. Vodka must, by law, be matured for 2 days. Though, international specialists think it is not enough. Therefore, the blend "has a rest" for 7 days at the "PRIME" distillery. This provides with maximum interaction of all the components. The PRIME's specialists note that during this stage vodka becomes harmonious and mild.
Quality control
State-of-the-art technical innovations and know-how, which have been realized here, make possible to preserve the traditional vodka taste and to bring to perfection the process of beverage producing. Swiss supersensitive weight-scales, for instance, are used to measure out all the ingredients in a precise manner. Special chromatographs bring the beverage quality into correlation with the original hand-made sample at all the production stages. A number of sensors control the product while bottling. Thickness of the bottle neck, its bottom and sides, transparency and strength of the glass - all these parameters are scrupulously checked by different machines. Professional tasting is the characteristic feature of the product quality control at the distillery "PRIME". They are held at every production stage up to the bottling. Therefore, millions of Ukrainians know the TM "Prime" beverages as highest quality products. Because "Prime" is the best!
Bottling
There are 6 production lines at the "PRIME" distillery; their designed capacity is 24 million of bottles per month. It means each line provides 12.000 bottles per hour! All the bottles are rinsed with vodka before bottling. This helps to keep the strength of the beverage and also to disinfect the bottle from inside. The next stage is bottling of the final product and capping.
Special quality certificates
Acknowledgement of independent international experts confirms high quality of "PRIME" products. The distillery is certified to 2 international standards: ISO 9001:2000 (quality management systems) and ISO 14024:1999 and "Green crane" label (environmentally friendly production). In November 2007 the PPIME distillery was awarded by the international rating "Golden Fortune" (golden stele in the category "Third Millennium Quality").
Vodka Museum
4 April 2008 the first Vodka Museum in Ukraine was inaugurated at the distillery "PRIME". The exhibition consists of different vodka glasses, modern and old bottles, unique hand-made carafes, hootch stills, souvenir badges, etc. There are more than 100 remarkable exhibits here from Ukraine and CIS countries. Most of them are gathered by the factory employees. The museum was created in the framework of the programme aimed at forming strong alcohol beverages consumption culture in Ukraine. Visitors have a unique possibility to get acquainted both with the historical and modern aspects of vodka production, to see the way the best vodka is produced at the most modern distillery in Europe. The museum exhibition is to develop, and everyone may make a contribution. To join creators of the Vodka Museum at the "PRIME" distillery, please write to our address pr@olimp.ua.ua and tell what you would like to donate and give your contact details.
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