Reply to: Polish Vodka

[Halcyon]

It's a strange thing but... I've never had a hangover from polish vodka. Wierd huh?

I've never had a hangover from Polish vodka either, but I don't think it's that weird. It's easily explained by the fact that I've never drunk it...

(c:

[norrahe]

Can vodka be appreciated like Brandy or Whisky/Whiskey? I thought the trick was to mix stuff with it to disguise the taste.

Yep and it is amazing how the flavour will vary from Vodka to Vodka.

[Scary]

As far as I'm concerned a good vodka has no taste.

(Especially when served straight from the freezer. )

In the past people aimed to make vodka as pure as possible, nowadays it's very cheap to mix pure ethanol with water, so cheap vodka is very pure (ethanol + water) and good vodka gets its flavour from the impurities during fermentation and distillation of the ingredients.

[Cliphead]

Can vodka be appreciated like Brandy or Whisky/Whiskey? I thought the trick was to mix stuff with it to disguise the taste.

This stuff is amazing, very smooth and should never be mixed. Helps to chill it too.

When I was in Gdansk a few months ago we went to a bar that had countless different kinds of vodka and sampled a fair few of them. Also tried some home made stuff that was actually very good too.

[RichardCranium]

Can vodka be appreciated like Brandy or Whisky/Whiskey? I thought the trick was to mix stuff with it to disguise the taste.

As far as I'm concerned a good vodka has no taste.

(Especially when served straight from the freezer. )

[gingerjedi]

Can vodka be appreciated like Brandy or Whisky/Whiskey? I thought the trick was to mix stuff with it to disguise the taste.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

I bought some from a deli in Maidenhead once, it was called "Pure Polish Spirit".

It was 80% abv!!

Never again.

Are you sure it wasn't "Pure Metal Polish Spirit"?

[Cliphead]

The 'don't post when pissed rule' obviously was ignored lat night.

Woke up feeling fine with no hangover and just about to start cooking the fry up. No need to mix this stuff with anything it tastes fine just as it is. Gonna try the mint flavoured one at the weekend

[George Parr]

I bought some from a deli in Maidenhead once, it was called "Pure Polish Spirit".

It was 80% abv!!

Never again.

You drank it?

You should've used it to bring your brass up nice and shiney.

[Churchill]

Żubrówka (bison grass vodka) is good with apple juice.

I believe so.

Note to self & her indoors. "Polish Vodka & Apple Juice!!!".

[darmstadt]

Żubrówka (bison grass vodka) is good with apple juice.

Lovely stuff, me and a mate polished off a bottle over Xmas dinner.

[Scary]

Try it with apple juice.

A boozer near where I lived had a load of Polish construction workers living nearby. They made the pub start stocking a particular Polish vodka and apple juice.

Żubrówka (bison grass vodka) is good with apple juice.

[cailin maith]

Friends arrived today after driving from Poland. Gave me a coupla bottles of local vodka and still on the first.

Outstaniding, any subsequent posys can be ignoreed...

cheers

It's a strange thing but... I've never had a hangover from polish vodka. Wierd huh?

[RichardCranium]

Try it with apple juice.

A boozer near where I lived had a load of Polish construction workers living nearby. They made the pub start stocking a particular Polish vodka and apple juice.

It is one of those vodkas that is not "triple distilled for purity" - more like "strained through Złota's knickers for strength".

When they cleared off, he was left with half a case of this vodka. Every time a punter walked to the bar he'd say "Have you tried the Polish vodka?" despite you standing there with an empty bitter glass in your hand. Or an empty vodka glass.

It was surprisingly nice. And strong.

[wobbegong]

I bought some from a deli in Maidenhead once, it was called "Pure Polish Spirit".

It was 80% abv!!

Never again.