Polish vodka zoladkowa gorzka (a very pale colour orange and has spices in it)?

today..oops yesterday was my birthday. i got invited to a couple of my polish friends house. we were all drinking wodka and i havent tried this particular one before, and stupidly forgot to write name of it down. its a very pale colour orange and has spices in it. anyone know what its called? also i would like to know why many poles are drinking finlandia wodka now. i was in krakow couple months ago, and it seemed to be very popular, and also very expensive. i just stuck to the beer! thanks in advance for any help

It must have been "żołądkowa gorzka", the only vodka I can drink straight :) It's great. Hope you had a happy birthday :)

STO LAT, STO LAT Niech Żyje żyje nam! Happy Birthday Pam!

thanks for replies. am slightly the worse for wear as celebrated birthday big style last night. nigdy,nigdy znowu. think i will go back to bed as have to be in translation mode later for polish friends viewing somewhere new to rent...lol!

There are a whole lot of drinks that fit that description, the most common/popular is gorzka żołądkowa (bitters vodka).



But there's half a dozen or more similar drinks with a similar color. Each has a particular mix of herbs, my own favorite is the cheapo (slightly cedary) balsam kresowy (border balsam?)

Ah, top drinks :) Great with lemonade or just straight :)

You drink the others gay? (I keed, I keed)

Anyway, rather confusingly there's also czysta żołądkowa gorzka, which is one of the very best clear vodkas. You can pay a lot more but you won't get better. Reccomended with tatar (ymmmmm).

this is the one!!! really nice wodka and you have to drink it straight. not sure if its normal, but most of my polish friends drink wodka neat and wash it down after with either coca cola or apple juice


cheers rybnik,but will never understand sto lat. of course i know its one hundred years, but why say it? probably wont last next 20 let alone 100..too much wodka lol!

and exactly what is tatar? havent come across this before. for one worrying minute i misread word and thought it was tarta, as in bulka tarta...lol!

it's the second part, niech żyje nam (may s/he live for us!) it's wishing the person a long life,
it's kind of like 'many happy returns' which I completely didn't understand as a child.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare

In Polish it's call befsztyk tatarski, or just tatar for short. It's a good idea to wash it down with lots of vodka.

thanks for help mafketis,know exactly what steak tartare is, and yes its delicious. havent had it in a while though..must try and rectify this problem,because as well as having a love of polish wodka and beer,i really love my food....thanks again as now i understand sto lat. had problem as none of my polish friends ever mentioned second part. only sto lat i na zdrowie!

hello i sell this vodka and many others online and deliver all over the u.k
thepolishvodkacompany.com
have a look there's lots of beers too

The great is vodka żołądkowa gorzka !