Bob_Loblaw Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I will be traveling to Poland this summer with the wife. We will be in Warsaw, G'dansk, Wroclaw, and Krakow from June 24-July4. Staying pretty much in the center of each city. Looking for any advice on bourbons to look for and/or specific retailers worth checking out. Anything that is not available stateside such as Blanton's Gold and Straight From the Barrel and Age Stated Turkey are high on my list. Any other recommendations welcome. Oh also, any SB's living in or close by those cities who are looking for readily available stateside bottles shoot me a PM and we will see if the logistics work out! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I've never been to Poland so can't help you there. Be sure to shop duty free on you way back though. They have offerings that are available only in Travel Retail and Duty Free. Particularly on Bourbons you will find some that have different proofs than are available here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Poland is quite good for bourbon. Been there a few times. I normally order from these guys. Pricey but it's bourbon in Europe... https://sklep-domwhisky.pl/main-eng.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Good thought on Duty Free. We are flying non-stop which I believe means I do not need to worry about moving purchases into checked luggage once in the States. Thanks for the Website! Yes expensive on the rare stuff, but I’d be ok with those proces fot SFTB and Blanton’s Gold. What is the Wild Turkey Master Distiller 13 year? Anyone have thoughts/opinions? On that site it is much cheaper than the WT12 or 8 year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 13 hours ago, Bob_Loblaw said: Good thought on Duty Free. We are flying non-stop which I believe means I do not need to worry about moving purchases into checked luggage once in the States. Thanks for the Website! Yes expensive on the rare stuff, but I’d be ok with those proces fot SFTB and Blanton’s Gold. What is the Wild Turkey Master Distiller 13 year? Anyone have thoughts/opinions? On that site it is much cheaper than the WT12 or 8 year... It is 91 proof and is basically the replacement for the 101 12 year export bottle, I have one at home that came from @beasled I like it, easy drinker with some character think Eagle Rare maybe but obviously the profile is different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 9:18 AM, kevinbrink said: It is 91 proof and is basically the replacement for the 101 12 year export bottle, I have one at home that came from @beasled I like it, easy drinker with some character think Eagle Rare maybe but obviously the profile is different. Thanks Kevin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenient Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Circa 2016 (when an article I read was written) a Polish distiller released a Whiskey--not a bourbon of course. I can't remember the names but they were in Polish anyways. Many European countries have Whiskey offerings now too so if you're not purely looking for bourbon then you might be able to find some of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Knowing literally nothing about Poland one thing that comes to mind would be visiting Kozuba and Sons, not bourbon but they do make rye there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Oh man! Looks like I am going to have some full bags on the way home. I promised a friend to mule BSFTB and Gold for him and, of course, need the same for me so already close to the 6 bottle checked luggage limit. Plus some age stated WT would be really cool. Space may be an issue. Good problems to have though! Thanks to everyone for chiming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Might be a good reason to check two bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 On 5/13/2018 at 7:18 PM, JoeTerp said: Might be a good reason to check two bags. I figure I will be able to squeeze a few bottles into the wife's bag. New question. Anyone know of any bars in Warsaw, G'dansk, Wroclaw, or Krakow that would have nice bourbon selections? Full credit to the missus for asking me to inquire specifically about bars and not LS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I have had up to 10 bottles in a single bag and nobody seemed to care. Of course the bag was specifically made to carry just bottles. Who needs clothes??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Bob, Poland has some nice beers too. A side note, along with all the other countries that don't like us, Poles have one of the most favorable opinions of the USA in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Leaving tomorrow! Going to be super salty if Poland loses to Columbia and is out of the World Cup. This trip was planned on the assumption that Poland makes the round of 16. Bourbon wise, hoping to find both Blantons SFTB and Gold. Turkey 8 and 13 Distiller Reserve. And if super lucky Turkey 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 7:27 AM, PaulO said: Bob, Poland has some nice beers too. A side note, along with all the other countries that don't like us, Poles have one of the most favorable opinions of the USA in the world. I plan on drinking many of them! Zywiecz is my current favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Update, I founds zilch during my trip! Ducked into as many small alcohol stores as I saw. 90% of them were the equivalent of 7-11 and had basic beers and a few spirits choices. Jack Daniels was everywhere. Krakow was the only city that had larger liquor stores and I did see a single bottle of regular Blanton's as well as some front stated EC12. The EC was priced at approximately $55 (700ml) which was a bit high for my tastes so I passed. Otherwise, no age stated Turkey and any 101 bottles I saw were just like the ones here. No Blanton's Gold or SFTB ever seen. Duty Free also was lackluster with no bottles worth purchasing. Oh well. All in all a great trip despite the huge strikeout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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