[1] In November 1802, Esipov built the first beet sugar and alcohol distillery in Russia, in partnership with Yegor Ivanovich Blankennagel in the village of Alyabyevo (Russian: Алябьево) of Chernovsky County (Russian: Чернский уезд) of the Tula Governorate (Russian: Тульская губерния).
During 1802-1803 the factory produced 4.9 tons of raw sugar from beets harvested from 11 tithe of crops (1 tithe = 1.09 ha).
For the first time in Russia Esipov introduced the purification of beet juice with lime.
[2] In the fall of 1802 Esipov built a second, more advanced beet sugar plant in the village of Nikolskoe (Russian: Никольское).
In 1803-1804, it produced raw and white sugar, alcohol, and liquor.