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MOST POPULAR BRANDS OF SCOTCH WHISKEY AND THEIR PRICES in POLAND


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marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 28, 09, 11:15    #1
Hi!

I'd need to know the prices of imported Scotch Whiskey in Poland and the most popular brands.

Thank you very much! :)
Wroclaw BoyThreads: 56
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Joined: Jul 3, 09 Pictures: 3 Gold Member MEMBER ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 11:25    #2
They vary around 80 PLN for a bottle of Johny Walker.
marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 28, 09, 11:45    #3
Thank you very much for your answer,
do you know about other brands?
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 12:08    #4
Wroclaw Boy:
They vary around 80 PLN for a bottle of Johny Walker.

I wouldn't pay 8PLN for a bottle of that garbage :(
BubbaWooThreads: 46
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Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 12:18    #5
delphiandomine:
I wouldn't pay 8PLN for a bottle of that garbage :(

nor would i

in fact i wouldnt pay anything for a scotch whisky spelt with an 'e'

but there you go
SeanBMThreads: 41
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Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: SeanBM  Dec 28, 09, 12:25    #6
marigo:
do you know about other brands?

Famous grouse is about 55 PLN.

There is something important you should probably know Marigo, Whiskey is not drunk here in Poland.
I am Irish, i live in Poland and I love a drop :) but traditionally people here drink vodka.
A bottle of vodka costs a fraction of the price of whiskey, so when a Polish person splashes out and gets a bottle of cheap whiskey (VAT69 barf!) they are disappointed because it is muck, cost so much and are turned off whiskey.

I have yet to meet a Pole that likes whiskey, although I am sure they exist, I just think there numbers are few.

And one more thing while we are on the subject, Poles can't drink whiskey. The way people drink strong alcohol here is to knock it back in shots and then take a sip of a mixer (because vodka tastes bad, with a few exceptions), so when I give a guy here 12 Yrs Jameson's and stress the fact it is to be sipped not knocked back, my desperate words fall on deaf ears... and WOLUP! down in one! sacrilegious....

So if you are thinking of importing whiskey here, you should bring a few bottles over and see for yourself what it is like.

If you do bring over some, come to Krakow and let me know :)
marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 28, 09, 12:35    #7
Thank you very much guys.

The reason why i'm interested in the subject is because i'm working on my dissertation and I've decided to export Scotch whsikey in Poland. that's why I need some brands and prices but thank you very much for the information, I will have to plan my strategy carefully then.

Do you think there is any sector of the population that would be interested in the product? (businessmen, people with a high GNI per capita......)
SeanBMThreads: 41
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Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: SeanBM  Dec 28, 09, 12:40    #8
marigo:
I've decided to export Scotch whsikey in Poland.

Well I for one, fully support your decision :)

marigo:
Do you think there is any sector of the population that would be interested in the product?

Check if there are whiskey appreciation societies here in Poland.

Poland Whisk(e)y Directory

After centuries of knocking back vodka to keep out thewinter cold, Poland is embracing a new foreign fire water as it prepares for a triumphal entry to the European Union in 2004. Instead of ordering Wyborowa or Zubrowska, the two biggest names in Polish vodka, hard-drinking Europhiles from Krakow to Lodz are asking for a Johnnie Walker, the most popular whisky in Poland.

from here


BubbaWoo:
in fact i wouldnt pay anything for a scotch whisky spelt with an 'e'

That is a point.
WhiskEy is Irish and there is a big difference but I like both, Scotch and Irish.
I may be easy but I am not cheap :)
marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 28, 09, 12:57    #9
thank you for the information and the clarification....I'll do it in my mother tongue so don't worry! :)
szkotja2007Threads: 38
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Joined: Dec 29, 06 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 13:27    #10
The popularity of single malts is a relatively modern thing, a good blend is just as good - something like "Black Bottle" and its a decent price.

Its all a matter of taste. Heres my preferences -

Cheap blends - Stewarts cream of the barley, Whyte and MacKay.
Expensive Malts- Glenmorangie, Lagavulin

Generally anything aged 8 years or over is fine.

I drink whisky on its own or with Ginger Ale.


If you are looking to import something exclusive in to Poland have a look at a traditional whisky mixer Crabbies
peterwegThreads: 30
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Joined: Feb 16, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 13:55    #11
I think Poles knock back vodka becuase they want to get blitzed asap, but taste does matter apparently. I have a Polish friend who loves a single malt and its certainly for sale in Krakow shops so there must be many others.
scrappletonThreads: -
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Joined: Apr 28, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 14:14    #12
What you boys need is some Wild Turkey. Good stuff. It's got some real bite. Old Grand Dad is not too shabby either. Pretty cheap with plenty of bang.
AvalonThreads: 3
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Joined: Sep 11, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 15:21    #13
I amd several of my friends share a bottle of Jamesons now and again. Less of a hangover with Vodka.
Cardno85Threads: 33
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Joined: Jul 11, 08 Gold Member MEMBER ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 15:52    #14
I have heard that, due to massive tax on imported products, whisky is just too expensive. I love a whisky every now and again. But I just wouldn't buy it here because it is far too dear. I think this is the same amongst many people. The difference between a normal vodka and a normal whisky (for example grouse and wyborowa) is huge, and I personally cannot justify paying that much extra for a product which is not any better.

As soon as we can bring down this huge tax then we will find more bars stocking a decent product at not much higher a price, and then people will enjoy it more and buy it more. Until then, I can't see many people (outwith the showy types) who will justify paying so much more for Whisky when they can buy vodka much cheaper.
AvalonThreads: 3
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Joined: Sep 11, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 19:51    #15
Don't worry, by the time the EU commisars have finished, it will be 50 Euros a bottle for whatever you drink, excluding VAT and the "green tax" for disposing of the empties.
MatyjaszThreads: 2
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Wroclaw Boy:
They vary around 80 PLN for a bottle of Johny Walker.

The last few years have seen a significant drop in the price of whiskey here in PL. You can get 0.7 Johnny Walker for around 50 zł. Just as SeanBN I also saw Famous Grouse for 55 zł...

...or Passport Scotch for 40zł. :)
Grzegorz_Threads: 80
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Joined: Nov 16, 06 ♂ 		 Dec 28, 09, 21:56    #17
marigo:
I'd need to know the prices of imported Scotch Whiskey in Poland

Here are some prices...

http://www.alkoholeswiata.com/search.php?f=0

cena sklepowa -> price in the stores
cena internet -> price when bought on-line

Not sure about the prices elwhere but I would think that they shouldn't be much different...
marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 29, 09, 12:46    #18
Thank you very much guys for your help!!! :)
marigoThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♀ 		 Dec 29, 09, 13:06    #19
One more thing... is there any magazine specialized in hotel trade where I would be able to advert my product??
I think that advertising is banned in any public media, are these kind of magazines included in these restrictions?
convexThreads: 47
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Joined: Nov 25, 09 Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 Dec 29, 09, 13:31    #20
scrappleton:
What you boys need is some Wild Turkey. Good stuff. It's got some real bite. Old Grand Dad is not too shabby either. Pretty cheap with plenty of bang.

Maker's Mark is my favorite bourbon :) Wild Turkey isn't half bad either. Four Roses is a pass.
leslangueursdesThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 29, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 29, 09, 13:42    #21
No idea of its popularity (or even availability) in Poland, but take a drop of Laphroig... And it's already been said, but whisky is Scottish and whiskey is Irish (or American). It was the reason i first read the post... Comparatively, most all blends are garbage to a malt.
TrevekThreads: 30
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Joined: May 21, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: Trevek  Dec 29, 09, 18:01    #22
I do whisky tastings and single malts such as Laphroaig, Glenlivet, Ard Bheg etc cost around 180 zl.

Recently we got a bottle of Arran 10 year special edition which was about 250zl. I've also had Hankey Bannister's at about 350 a bottle.

A lot of quality single malts are readily available in Tesco etc. More specialist malts are also fairly easy to get hold of.

Average price for blended (Grants, teachers etc) seems to be about 60-80 zlots. There's also brands I've never seen in Scotland which go for about 30 zlots in Biedronka.

PM me if you want more info.
b8hovenThreads: -
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Joined: Sep 25, 09 ♂ 		 Feb 3, 10, 10:55    #23
Quite a few of my friends like whiskey, but as someone said, it's not worth buying when you can get a better vodka for half the price. Thanks for that website! I might buy a bottle or two :)
HarryThreads: 59
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Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ 		 Feb 3, 10, 14:40    #24
Trevek:
I do whisky tastings and single malts such as Laphroaig, Glenlivet, Ard Bheg etc cost around 180 zl.

Recently we got a bottle of Arran 10 year special edition which was about 250zl. I've also had Hankey Bannister's at about 350 a bottle.

As far as I know these people are the best in Poland www.sklep-ballantines.pl/sklep/index.php

Although with that said, I never buy from them myself. I much prefer www.thewhiskyexchange.com instead. Get 12 bottles at a time and postage is down to £4 a bottle. A price comparison I know very well is Yamazaki 12 year old: £36 plus £4 postage from thewhiskyexchange.com; 335zl from sklep-ballantines!
TrevekThreads: 30
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Harry:
I never buy from them myself.

Me neither, not when i can get paid for drinking it!
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ 		 Feb 3, 10, 16:17    #26
leslangueursdes:
but take a drop of Laphroig

I tried a quarter of a bottle once, absolutely vile :(
CzyrycaThreads: 2
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Joined: Jan 25, 10 ♂ 		 Feb 3, 10, 16:24    #27
delphiandomine:
leslangueursdes:
but take a drop of Laphroig

I tried a quarter of a bottle once, absolutely vile :(

Oh say no more!...Laphroaig is my favorite single malt. Johnny Walker Green is my favorite blend. Scotch is my favorite, followed by Burbon. I like that your mouth and nose catch on fire when you drink it ;) Vodka comes in a distant third.
TrevekThreads: 30
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delphiandomine:
I tried a quarter of a bottle once, absolutely vile :(

I disagree but I suggest you try Ardbeg... makes laphroaig seem like a meek litle lamb
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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Trevek:
I disagree but I suggest you try Ardbeg... makes laphroaig seem like a meek litle lamb

No no no no no. Islay malts are officially top of my blacklist! Then again, that's because I'm an utter wimp and found Laphroaig like drinking cheap paint stripper. I think the feeling the next day was "hmm..well...that definitely put hair on my chest" :D

Jura is quite nice though. Whisky is terribly personal like that - being a weakling, I always rated whisky in terms of "did it make me feel sick?" more than anything else ;)

(incidentally, WHY can't they learn to serve Whisky properly in Poland? The amount of times they've tried to serve it in shot glasses....)

Czyryca:
Johnny Walker Green is my favorite blend.

Get out, the word blend is a nasty word ;)
HarryThreads: 59
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Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ 		 Feb 3, 10, 17:05    #30
delphiandomine:
the word blend is a nasty word

No it isn't: it's just that all Johnnie Walker products are crap. Try some good blends and you'll see they can easily be better than single malts. I'd recomment the 17-year old Hibiki from Suntory.
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