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Notes from the bar.

Guides to Polish vodka, drinking etiquette and the cities we pour in — written by the people who host our experiences.

Polish vodka, explained

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!