Practical guides to Polish vodka, food pairings, drinking customs and the cities where we run tastings.
Discover Poland’s November fortune-telling night: wax through keys, racing shoes and a thoughtful way to add food and vodka to an Andrzejki evening.
Compare Polish vodkas without seeing the labels. A practical guide to choosing samples, tasting carefully and finding your own favourite.
Plan a private vodka tasting in Krakow: what to ask about the bottles, food, format and non-drinker options before booking for your group.
Compare a private vodka tasting, walking tour and museum visit in Warsaw, with practical advice on food, languages, non-drinkers and group bookings.
What does vodka actually taste like? Learn how rye, potato and wheat vodkas differ, what to notice when tasting and why not all vodka tastes the same.
Herring, pickles, smalec, tartare and the legendary 'binoculars with a jellyfish' — a guide to zakąski, the traditional Polish food served with vodka.
Does all vodka taste the same? What happens at a tasting, and who it's for — an honest look at whether a Polish vodka tasting is worth your evening.
Real 22-karat gold, a 400-year Gdańsk history and a common mix-up: why Goldwasser is a herbal liqueur rather than vodka, and where to try it.
Rye, potato, wheat — what actually makes Polish vodka Polish, and what to order at the bar. A short guide from the people who pour it every day.
Toasts, pickles, and the sacred rule of never sipping. Polish vodka etiquette in five simple rules — learn them before your first 'na zdrowie'.
Shot bars, milk-bar nostalgia, and pre-war cellars — how to find a proper vodka bar in Warsaw, and what makes the good ones good.
Where to start, where to end up, and how vodka fits in between — a simple first-timer’s plan for a night out in Kraków’s Old Town and Kazimierz.
Poland brews world-class beer and distils the world's benchmark vodka. Which one owns the Polish night out — and why you should try both!
