JJ_BPK
12-08-2012, 07:14
There was a short "how do they make that" clip about this vodka.
Any of you Berlin Brigade'rs have any experiences??
Żubrówka Zubrowka: Flavored Vodka
Manufacturer Polmos Białystok
Country of origin Białystok, Poland
Introduced 16th century
Proof 80
Variants U.S.-export versions
Żubrówka [ʐuˈbrufka] also known in English as Bison Grass Vodka, is an Eastern European variety of dry, herb-flavored vodka that is distilled from rye and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Its flavor is unique and is described as having woodruff, vanilla, coconut, and almond notes.
The rye distillate is flavored with a tincture of buffalo grass (Hierochloe odorata), which also gives the spirit its yellowish color. This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest and elsewhere. A blade of buffalo grass is traditionally placed in each bottle of Żubrówka, though this is largely decorative.
The name Żubrówka comes from żubr, the Polish and Belarusian (as well as Ukrainian and Russian) word for the wisent (European bison), which is particularly fond of eating bison grass.
Any of you Berlin Brigade'rs have any experiences??
Żubrówka Zubrowka: Flavored Vodka
Manufacturer Polmos Białystok
Country of origin Białystok, Poland
Introduced 16th century
Proof 80
Variants U.S.-export versions
Żubrówka [ʐuˈbrufka] also known in English as Bison Grass Vodka, is an Eastern European variety of dry, herb-flavored vodka that is distilled from rye and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Its flavor is unique and is described as having woodruff, vanilla, coconut, and almond notes.
The rye distillate is flavored with a tincture of buffalo grass (Hierochloe odorata), which also gives the spirit its yellowish color. This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest and elsewhere. A blade of buffalo grass is traditionally placed in each bottle of Żubrówka, though this is largely decorative.
The name Żubrówka comes from żubr, the Polish and Belarusian (as well as Ukrainian and Russian) word for the wisent (European bison), which is particularly fond of eating bison grass.