ALCOHOL
No Polish meal is complete without a choice of alcohols. Below are some alcohols you may encounter on a traditional Polish table:
Bimber Home-made spirit
Chopin Top-quality clear vodka
Cytrynówka Lemon vodka
Czysta Popular, clear vodka
Goldwasser Herbal-spicey liquer, dating back to middle ages, filled with flakes of gold, hence the name
Jałowcówka Polish gin
Jarzębiak Rowanberry flavoured vodka
Kminkówka Caraway fravoured vodka
Krakowianka Blackberry flavoured vodka
Krupnik Honey vodka, recipe dating back to XVII century
Łowicka Wild rose flavoured vodka
Luksusowa Top-quality, clear vodka
Miętówka Peppermint vodka
Myśliwska Hunter's vodka, flavoured with juniper berries, tastes a bit like gin
Orzechówka - walnut liquor - good for heartburn
Pieprzówka Pepper flavoured vodka
Piołunówka Absinthe flavoured vodka
Polonez Top-quality, clear vodka
Śliwowica Spirit made from plums, 75% by volume
Soplica Dry vodka, reminiscent of JarzÄbiak but finer
Spirytus - 98% alcohol by volume, used to make liqeurs and in folk medicine
Starka Very fine rye vodka, stored 15 years in oak barrels before consumption
Staropolska Dry vodka, fruity flavour
Winiak Polish brandy
Wiśniówka Fine, cherry flavoured vodka
Wyborowa Top-quality, clear vodka
Złota Jesień Literally "Golden Autumn", dry, apple brandy
Zołądkowa Extra dry, herbal vodka used to stimulate appetite and help digestive processes
Żubrówka Bison vodka, flavoured with grass on which the bison feeds
Żytnia Top-quality, clear vodka.
