Which is the best Polish vodka for my dad's birthday??

BigbaldskiThreads: 2 Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 3, 08 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 08:53 #1
Its my dads birthday soon and i was thinking of trying to get him some Polish vodka (he likes a drink), any ideas on which one is the best and where to get it from??

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 08:59 #2
The best vodka is probably Chopin vodka although I personally recommend Pan Tadeusz. It depends on where u r based on England but it should be quite easy to get ur hands on

BigbaldskiThreads: 2 Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 3, 08 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 09:04 #3
Cheers Seanus! Im in Germany at the moment mate so it should'nt be too hard should it?? P.S Its not rocket fuel is it? I don't want him stripping and running around the place!!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 09:07 #4
That'd be spiritus, not vodka. Vodka here is the same, strength-wise, 40%. Germany will have a fair bit of Polish vodka. Stripping and running around the place can happen through beer, believe me, I've seen people do it

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jan 4, 08, 09:19 #5
Belvedere, Chopin, Pan Tadeusz usually come in a nice presentation box and the bottles have a decorative pattern. If you google 'belvedere vodka', for example, you might find outlets in Germany.

PuzzlerThreads: 11 Posts: 1,613 Joined: Mar 21, 07 ♂	Edited by: Puzzler Jan 4, 08, 10:34 #6
Bigbaldski wrote: Which is the best Polish vodka for my dad's birthday?? - I would recommend Belvedere. The bottle is beautiful too - long and thin, with the inward picture of the Warsaw Belweder palace (Baroque style), magnified by the liquid. No to cyk i sto lat! ;)

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 10:50 #7
I would gladly have an old, regular Polish Żytnia, Stołowa, or Vistula (not available in the US).

BigbaldskiThreads: 2 Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 3, 08 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 10:51 #8
Thanks very much for all your suggestions i will have a look around town tomorrow!! I will let you know how i get on. Sorry i don't speak Polish(my dad tried to teach me when i was young but i was a bit of an idiot and never listened to him) I wish i did!!

Shawn_H	Jan 4, 08, 10:58 #9
Puzzler wrote: I would recommend Belvedere I would have to agree. I gave a bottle to some very close friends at Christmas, and hope to receive an invitation to help them crack it open!

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Edited by: Puzzler Jan 4, 08, 11:15 #10

hello wrote:

regular Polish Żytnia, Stołowa, or Vistula

- Good stuff too.
:)

Shawn_H wrote:

I would have to agree. I gave a bottle to some very close friends at Christmas, and hope to receive an invitation to help them crack it open!

- Excellent choice, Shawnie. Maybe one day we'll crack one together?
;)

Bigbaldski wrote:

Sorry i don't speak Polish

- It's never too late to learn, brother. Powodzenia (good luck) with picking out the right vodka.
:)

BigbaldskiThreads: 2 Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 3, 08 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 13:06 #11
Thanks mate i suppose id better taste all these fine choices before i select one eh?Well if you don't hear from me for a while you know whats happened!!btw are all Polish people a little crazy with a drink in them?? Im not trying to be disrespectful i only ask as i am , which is why i don't really drink anymore as it gets me into trouble!!

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 13:28 #12
Shawn_H wrote: I would recommend Belvedere I would have to agree. I gave a bottle to some very close friends at Christmas, and hope to receive an invitation to help them crack it open! x3

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Jan 4, 08, 13:30 #13
Żubrówka

Wyspianska	Jan 4, 08, 13:43 #14
Doppel herz Energovital Tonic

Shawn_H	Jan 4, 08, 15:52 #15
Puzzler wrote: Maybe one day we'll crack one together? Sounds Nice Puzz. Your place or mine? Maybe Neutral?

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 15:53 #16
sledz and i tried a new polish wodka when we were cold chillin in chi - mustang... nice stuff but not my favourite

the_falksterThreads: 1 Posts: 188 Joined: Nov 15, 07 ♂	Jan 4, 08, 16:14 #17
Mufasa wrote: Żubrówka yep! you are sooo right... don't forget the apple juice though...

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Edited by: Puzzler Jan 4, 08, 16:47 #18

the_falkster wrote:

the_falkster

- Falkster - the really nice German mate is back - so nice. I feared you've given up on us, mate. Wilkommen und prosit!
;)

Shawn_H wrote:

Sounds Nice Puzz. Your place or mine? Maybe Neutral?

- Are there any neutral spots nowadays? All's so politicised. Just kiddin.' I should be in Canada in the summer, otherwise we can meet in Poland (Bialystok, for instance?), whenever you're visiting, or in Cork, Ireland. Cheers, mate. I'm really looking forward.
:)

BigbaldskiThreads: 2 Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 3, 08 ♂	Jan 5, 08, 04:15 #19
Well i had a brief look about town (due to my 3 yr old daughter playing up in the shops) and the only one ive come across is Starogardzka wódka has anyone had any experience with this particular brand?? Na zdrowie!!

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Edited by: Wroclaw Jan 5, 08, 04:24 #20
Bigbaldski wrote: Starogardzka wódka This is a cheap to mid-priced vodka, which I'm quite happy to drink. I don't think you will find it listed under 'the best vodka". You have a problem because... it's all according to taste. wait for a second opinion. Have you checked the vodka drinking thread ?

PuzzlerThreads: 11 Posts: 1,613 Joined: Mar 21, 07 ♂	Jan 5, 08, 04:39 #21
Bigbaldski wrote: Starogardzka wódka - I've never tried this one. But, I expect, it can't be bad; I have never met with any bad Polish vodka. I suspect no Polish vodka can ever be as bad as e.g. Smirnoff. What do you think, Wroclaw? :)

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Jan 5, 08, 05:25 #22

Puzzler wrote:

I suspect no Polish vodka can ever be as bad as e.g. Smirnoff.

It's a long time since I've had Smirnoff. I seem to remember it having no strength and being pretty ordinary.

It is true that almost any Polish vodka is good.

I think Bigbaldski has a problem between: presentation, quality and availability.

Bigbaldski,

Buy a small bottle of something and if you like it buy a big bottle for your father.

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Edited by: Puzzler Jan 5, 08, 05:38 #23

Wroclaw wrote:

Smirnoff

- Much praised in ads, but disgusting to drink, to my taste. Some of the real Russian vodka (which Smirnoff isn't), e.g. Stolichnaya, is very good, I must say. Whenever I have vodka (it doesn't happen too often, Scotch - real Scotch, from Scotland, and Irish whiskey, esp. Jameson, being my favs), I reach for either Polish or Russian vodka.

Cheers, my Polish, Irish and Brit brothers.
:)

the_falksterThreads: 1 Posts: 188 Joined: Nov 15, 07 ♂	Jan 5, 08, 07:01 #24
Puzzler wrote: I feared you've given up on us, mate it's not going to happen. just had my christmas break back in berlin with the family... ;-) why does nobody else actually mention zubrowka? my gf says it is one of the most popular and to be honest i have never before drank anything like it... i think it is really good...

George8600Threads: 20 Posts: 1,114 Joined: Feb 19, 09 ♂	Dec 8, 09, 06:04 #25
Quite a few, Belvedere, Chopin, and of course Zumbrowska. You could also go Russian with Stolichnaya Elit (very expensive) and Russian Standard.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 8, 09, 11:58 #26
Żubrówka I think you mean. It's more for drinking with apple juice, rather than being a vodka for connosieurs.

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Dec 8, 09, 14:27 #27

Zubrowka beat out Wyborowa in the wodka poll by only a slim margin

Is Sobieski vodka popular in Poland?

Because its become a big seller in the bars here in Chicago now, they do alot of advertising with the Sobieski girls:) and on billboards etc....

Im just wondering if its really that popular in Poland or a clever advertising campaign?

I tired it and vodka tastes all the same to me,,,Daj mi Piwo:)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 8, 09, 14:46 #28
I'd go as far as to say that Sobieski would be the most popularly bought vodka here. It's so cheap for what you get. It doesn't have the image of outright cheapness and the harsh associations that come with it. The lightweights can always have a chaser, mix it up with some blackcurrant juice.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06 ♂	Dec 8, 09, 15:24 #29
Seanus: I'd go as far as to say that Sobieski would be the most popularly bought vodka here. It's so cheap for what you get. It doesn't have the image of outright cheapness That must be why it does well in the bars with the prices going up all over the place. The sobieski girls are hot!!! They show up at the polish bars and give away shooters:)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 8, 09, 15:27 #30
I can imagine those Sobieski girls :) There are Lynx (Axe) girls here too. They dress up in black and spray you with deodorant cans. Very sexy!

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