Red Russian is our number-one selling variety of garlic! It’s a purple stripe hardneck variety of gourmet garlic. The large bulbs have a distinctive slightly purple wrapper. Russian Red garlic has a hot, strong garlic flavour with a warm, sweet aftertaste. This garlic has the ability to withstand soggy winter soils better than others. It produces eight to 10 medium-sized cloves and stores for six to eight months.