Zubrowka

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:57 am

I've introduced this Polish Vodka to many folks here but I don't believe I've ever posted about it. Anyhow, I was reading an article about it and came across this:

Żubrówka plays a key role in Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge, where it is used to lure a young woman back into alcoholism. According to Isabella, a character in the book, "it smells of freshly mown hay and spring flowers, of thyme and lavender, and it's soft on the palate and so comfortable, it's like listening to music by moonlight."

Gin McGuinness · Post by **Gin McGuinness** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:03 am

HOLY SHIT Rowdy! I've been hanging on to this empty bottle for a wee bit wondering if it was good or not by vodie standards!! I found it lovely, refreshing even... got given half a bottle by a moving Expat. TOTALLY lovely! Of course can't find it here.... wow!

Post by **Badfellow** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:14 pm

A fine call, Rowdy. This is the one, if memory serves, with the blades of buffalo grass in the bottle. The "meadow" notes go well with certain types of cheeses such as Gruyere or Manchego. Mmmmm, shots n' cheese.

mediakill · Post by **mediakill** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:17 am

Heard of it? of course i have! ;) Studying med here in poland. cheap as hell and good Tatanka=apple juice + it) Also belvedere is cheap here since its made here and some upscale vodkas. Have you tried Debowa? nice looking elegant bottle and vodka looks classy next to other brands in your collection. plan to bring back some bottles but that damn 2 liter limit is a pain in the ass

mediakill · Post by **mediakill** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:20 am

Heard of it? of course i have! ;) Studying med here in poland. cheap as hell and good Tatanka=apple juice + it) Also belvedere is cheap here since its made here and some upscale vodkas. Have you tried Debowa? nice looking elegant bottle and vodka looks classy next to other brands in your collection. plan to bring back some bottles but that damn 2 liter limit is a pain in the ass. Poland also has some nice Miod, Krupnik (Honey liquer) =vodka. Also sliwoca- plum vodkas. have some in my collection. Also not bad rum and gin( my classmates love lubelski!) If you want to talk polish vodkas i'm game 8)

vtjim · Post by **vtjim** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:52 pm

It's good stuff. We buy it in Canada when we're up there. Got what's left of a bottle downstairs, actually. Time to stock up!

The other day my wife said something like, "What the hell happened to the Zubrowka?" Ha! Oops.

Rowdydrunk79 · Post by **Rowdydrunk79** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:08 am

Thought I'd bump this up since I had a fun weekend drinking Zubrowka in the mountains with Prick.

Tyerod · Post by **Tyerod** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:34 am

Been digging on Luksusowa lately. Stick it in the freezer and watch it disappear. 100% Polish tator whiskey.

l... · Post by **l...** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:18 am

Tyerod wrote:Been digging on Luksusowa lately. Stick it in the freezer and watch it disappear. 100% Polish tator whiskey.

i had a lovely affair with that particular potator about two years ago. it was a wonderful time that i miss...*sniff*

WildDamnTurkey · Post by **WildDamnTurkey** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:51 pm

Hell yes, I only have a little of this stuff left, but I like it a lot.

mediakill · Post by **mediakill** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:46 am

Yeah stuck here in poland for the last 5 years or so. Got medical school here only 1 and a half yr(6 yr program) left thank god! arrogant norweigan assholes ;)
Luksusowa? Polish people here tend to prefer Zubrowka. Love that blade of grass they stick in as a aphrodisiac. Yeah you can get the pricey premium brands like Chopin and Belvedere since they are made here about 100-120z but most polish drinkers get the lower end stuff instead of overpriced crap They also got polish honeymead, polish absinthe(6 bottles myself) and cherry liquers. Now i need a way to bring them all back! ;)
Theres a tradition here that when a baby is born they take a barrel of pure vodka seal it with wax in some sandy earth and they dig it up when the child is going to get married. You can buy those aged vodkas like starka that has ages of 20+ years. Haven't tried it

slipperyyoke · Post by **slipperyyoke** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:24 pm

mediakill wrote:Yeah stuck here in poland for the last 5 years or so. Got medical school here only 1 and a half yr(6 yr program) left thank god! arrogant norweigan assholes ;)
Luksusowa? Polish people here tend to prefer Zubrowka. Love that blade of grass they stick in as a aphrodisiac. Yeah you can get the pricey premium brands like Chopin and Belvedere since they are made here about 100-120z but most polish drinkers get the lower end stuff instead of overpriced crap They also got polish honeymead, polish absinthe(6 bottles myself) and cherry liquers. Now i need a way to bring them all back! ;)
Theres a tradition here that when a baby is born they take a barrel of pure vodka seal it with wax in some sandy earth and they dig it up when the child is going to get married. You can buy those aged vodkas like starka that has ages of 20+ years. Haven't tried it

Now that's something I'd love to try.

MEAT! · Post by **MEAT!** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:57 pm

Remember this weekend asking whistfully if we eat the grass like a tequila worm when we are done. Sure enough, Saturday night, I find myself chewing on a blade of grass after Rowdy properly introduced this fine liquor to me. Good stuff.

Tyerod · Post by **Tyerod** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:36 pm

My curiosity is peaked. Is it available un-doctored in the US or is it still the US-export version. If is the latter I will have nothing to do with it. Information provided by Wikipedia.

mediakill · Post by **mediakill** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:17 am

Yeah sucks that the polish version actually contains caumarin a food additive not allowed in the u.s; kinda like absinthe with banned thujone. (only seen one brand of polish commercial absinthe btw; but have seen people offering it in the smaller towns i've been)Glad i'm here in poland; that and the girls are the only reasons worth being here ;) Not bitchy and update like american girls
The bottle in the picture actually looks different that the bottle i have here with a paper stuck on for label instead of the clear bottle that it shows in the pic; haven't seen the american one. Are the bottles different perchance on the u.s version? Didn't even realize the american version tates different; so used to the stuff here. Also with polish friends and family they usually bering it back all the time and give as gifts. Staring at my huge liter bottle right now! 8) need to stuck me cabinet later.steal at 40z for 1L (little more than 10bucks) Should try the zubr beer later but stuck with zywiec

Zubrowka

Zubrowka

love my zubr