Lovely Polish drinks!

17 Oct 2007 / #1

Does anyone know where would be the best places in Warsaw to buy Sliwowice and the lovely cherry liqueuer I had last time I visited Warsaw? Are the supermarkets any good? I know MarcPol, Carrefour and Albert but would they stock these? Otherwise, where would be best places - small off-licence maybe?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Kate
(I LOVE Warsaw!)

FISZ 24 | 2116

17 Oct 2007 / #2

Maybe Piotr i Pawel.

OP KateinIreland 3 | 2

17 Oct 2007 / #3

Who where???

Also, what kind of price would these be?

FISZ 24 | 2116

17 Oct 2007 / #4

Piotr i Pawel is a store that sells everything. It's not big like a Tesco's, but has a good amt of liquor.

pozorpozor - | 1

23 Oct 2007 / #5

You can't buy Śliwowica in Warsaw. Śliwowica should by made and buy in £ącko.
Gruszkówka is also very good.

£ącko on map.
mapa.targeo.pl/Mapa_Polski,5,603150,189625

Liquid_Snake

13 Dec 2007 / #6

I strongly agree with pozorpozor! The best Sliwowica is only from Lacko!
You can't buy it in shop but you should ask anyone in the town because they know where to buy it :)
Local prices are about 35-40zl for Sliwowica (plums) and 15zl for Gruszkowka (pears) or Wisniowka (cherries).
Delicious!

LondonChick 31 | 1133

13 Dec 2007 / #7

I keep hearing about drinking apple juice with Zubrowka - now, would this be the cloudy kind of apple juice that you pick up in the healthfood stores, or should it be the clear, beer coloured stuff? Or does it not really matter?

Or maybe I should just get myself back over to Poland to find out for myself.

melnay 1 | 29

13 Dec 2007 / #8

now, would this be the cloudy kind of apple juice that you pick up in the healthfood stores, or should it be the clear, beer coloured stuff? Or does it not really matter?

I have only ever had it with the clear stuff, but it is amazing! I would think it would work well either way.

Or maybe I should just get myself back over to Poland to find out for myself.

You could do that too! I haven't ever been there, but have had a good deal of Zubrowka and apple juice... Probably is even more amazing to have it there...

Seanus 15 | 19668

31 Dec 2007 / #9

Poland also has some good flavoured beer at only 4.5% called Redds or Freeq. The beer I'm drinking now isn't classed as a strong one and it's 6% (Zubr). 4.5% is closer to what Brits are accustomed to. Zubrówka with apple juice is tasty too. Poles generally prefers clear vodkas unlike their Scandinavian counterparts who flavour it.

plk123 8 | 4120

31 Dec 2007 / #10

Or does it not really matter?

Or maybe I should just get myself back over to Poland to find out for myself.

doesn't matter but i think you got the best idea to go find out in person. na zdrowie!!! :)

scarbyirp

14 Jan 2008 / #11

Can someone please tell me the Polish name for a (Polish??) alcoholic beverage I was given for Christmas, it's in a glass chicken (cockerel) bottle, marked at 18% and tastes a bit like watered down cherry brandy?

Doba 1 | 73

14 Jan 2008 / #12

I know you can buy Vodka as the corner store !! thats soo awesome, what else do you need

Zgubiony 15 | 1276

15 Jan 2008 / #13

18% and tastes a bit like watered down cherry brandy

Possibly a weak Wiśnówka....