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Polish Vodka Tastings: The 15 Best Sessions

27 tours  ·  from $22

Poland drinks its vodka cold, neat and with something to eat between rounds. The 15 tastings below are compared on how many pours you get, what food comes with them and whether a guide walks you between bars.

Krakow–Zakopane: Cable Car, Chocholow Baths, Cheese & Vodka - Two hours on Krupówki Street in Zakopane
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Krakow–Zakopane: Cable Car, Chocholow Baths, Cheese & Vodka

1.Zakopane: Cable Car, Chocholow Baths, Cheese & Vodka

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10,720 reviews · 11 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Spend a full day from Krakow in the Tatra foothills, with a Gubałówka funicular ride, free time on Krupówki Street, Highlander cheese and vodka tasting, and three hours at Chochołowskie thermal baths. English-speaking guides such as Bart, Mirek, Simon, and Niko often lead the trip.

“Great trip, our tour guide Fabian was fantastic, the whole day was seamless. The cable car & Tatra mountains are beautiful & Fabian recommended some great places to eat during our visit. The vodka & cheese tasting was traditional and the last part of the day was spent relaxing at the thermal baths. We would highly recommend this tour.”

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Krakow: Zakopane Cable Car, Vodka, Cheese & Hot Springs Tour - Chochołów: wooden homes and warm cheese
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Krakow: Zakopane Cable Car, Vodka, Cheese & Hot Springs Tour

2.Zakopane Cable Car, Vodka, Cheese & Hot Springs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,832 reviews · 11 hours · from $26

Spend 11 hours traveling from Krakow to the Tatras with local guides such as Margaret or Oliwier. Visit Chochołów’s wooden homes, taste oscypek and homemade vodka, ride the Gubałówka cable car, explore Zakopane, and relax at Terma Bania.

“The tour guide was excellent at explaining the details.”

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The Kraków Vodka Tour - Walking Kraków’s UNESCO-listed Old Town
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The Kraków Vodka Tour

3.The Kraków Vodka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 862 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $93

Walk Kraków’s Old Town with guides such as Martyna, Paulina, Natalia, or Bartek, sampling seven clear and flavored Polish vodkas, local snacks, and sweet and savory pierogi. Visit a communist-era shot bar, a homemade flavored-vodka café, and a candlelit bar with more than 100 varieties.

“Paulina did a fantastic job. Told us all about the traditions of vodka in Poland. Gave great recommendations of what to try. Highly recommended.”

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Warsaw: Polish Vodka Museum Tour with Tasting - Four galleries that keep the story moving
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Warsaw: Polish Vodka Museum Tour with Tasting

4.Polish Vodka Museum Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 788 reviews · 1h 30m · from $22Best value

In Warsaw’s Koneser Center, a guide such as Wojtek, Benjamin, or Julia leads you through four interactive galleries on Polish vodka. You’ll finish with a 20-minute tasting of four vodkas, then can continue upstairs at the 3/4 Koneser Cocktail Bar.

“A very nice and we'll laid out museum, very factual and engaging”

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Krakow: Food Tour of 10 Tastings with Pierogi, Vodka & More - Miodowa and the small tastes between meals
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Krakow: Food Tour of 10 Tastings with Pierogi, Vodka & More

5.Food Tour of 10 Tastings with Pierogi, Vodka & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Join a guide such as Ilona, Hannah, or Ronnie for about three hours of Polish food, local vodka, and city stories. You’ll walk from plac Nowy through Miodowa, Grodzka, Rynek Główny, and Floriańska, with shared and private options for groups of up to 12.

“Ronnie was a great tour leader. We stopped at eight restaurants which more than filled us up. It was a fun time. My only problem was that I was given the wrong information on the starting point. I was a half hour walk from the true starting point!! Viator needs to update its website to the correct route!”

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Krakow: Zakopane and Thermal Baths with Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek - Zakopane, Poland’s winter capital
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Krakow: Zakopane and Thermal Baths with Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek

6.Zakopane and Thermal Baths with Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $83

Travel from Krakow to Chocholow and Zakopane with a guide such as Casper, Mathias, or Mateus. Ride the Gubalowka cable car, browse Krupowki Street, taste oscypek and flavored vodka, then spend three hours in warm thermal pools.

“Was a very lovely experience! The views from the top of the cable car was lovely! Mateus was amazing! A quick tip for those travelling to the baths, there’s a quiet area downstairs which was a life saver! We would do again.”

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Kraków: Guided Vodka Tour with Food and Drink Tastings - Walking Kraków’s Old Town between small bars
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Kraków: Guided Vodka Tour with Food and Drink Tastings

7.Guided Vodka Tour with Food and Drink Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $87

Spend 2.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Maja, Magda, Paulina, or Natalia, tasting seven clear and flavored vodkas, Polish tapas, and sweet and savory pierogi across Kraków’s Old Town bars.

“It was an amazing experience. The guide Magda did it soooo well! She was funny, friendly and she knew her stuff. The wodka was great.”

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Krakow: Vodka Tasting in Hidden Bar - The first pours: Polish vodka beyond the standard shot
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Krakow: Vodka Tasting in Hidden Bar

8.Vodka Tasting in Hidden Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 138 reviews · 1h 30m · from $55

Meet your guide at LostBar near Krakow’s Market Square for 90 minutes of Polish vodka, food pairings, and stories. You’ll taste eight styles, including craft vodkas and flavors such as quince, black currant, and wormwood, while guides such as Kate, Julia, and Phillip explain the customs behind each pour.

“Wow! We had the best time with Phillip. The vodkas and food were delicious but the wonderful knowledge and stories he shared, really made it. We loved finding the bar and even stayed for extra cocktails after the vodka tasting. A great experience that we will be doing again.”

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Krakow: Zakopane, Thermal Baths, Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek - The ride south from Krakow
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Krakow: Zakopane, Thermal Baths, Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek

9.Zakopane, Thermal Baths, Cable Car, Vodka, Oscypek

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 117 reviews · 11 - 12 hours · from $55

Spend 11 to 12 hours traveling from Krakow to Zakopane, with a Chochołów photo stop, Gubałówka funicular ride, Krupowki free time, oscypek and vodka tasting, and three hours at Chocholowska Thermal Baths. Guides such as Kamil, Maciek, Janek, and Michał are praised for helpful local advice.

“The trip was amazing, had such a great time our tour guide David was brilliant very interactive with us and gave us so many recommendations for us to do in zakopane and also in krakow for when we were back, overall an amazing day would recommend to everyone”

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Krakow: 6-Course Full Polish Food Tour with Vodka Tasting - Meeting under St. Mary’s Basilica
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Krakow: 6-Course Full Polish Food Tour with Vodka Tasting

10.6-Course Full Polish Food Tour with Vodka Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 98 reviews · from $70

Meet your English-speaking guide under the blue umbrella by St. Mary’s Basilica. Walk to two Krakow restaurants and a street-food stop for Polish soups, pierogi, stews, mountain cheese, dessert, and four vodkas. Guides such as Dale, Alex, Kamil, and Wayne add food and city history along the way.

“setting and going to places we otherwise would have missed, and the stories and insights from the guide.”

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Krakow: 6-Course Full Polish Food & Vodka Tour - Żurek and oscypek start the meal
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Krakow: 6-Course Full Polish Food & Vodka Tour

11.6-Course Full Polish Food & Vodka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk Krakow’s Old Town with a local guide such as Dale, Aleks, or Kamil, stopping at restaurants and bars for six Polish courses and four traditional vodkas. Expect pierogi, żurek, bigos, smoked oscypek, dessert, food history, and a friendly group of no more than 12.

“Great tour, great group, great guide. Vodka was amazing! Alot of great food. We chose not to eat the raw beef dish, as we don't eat raw meat, but the other dishes were great!”

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#1 Polish Vodka Tasting Experience in Gdansk - Polish tapas, bread, cheese, and cold meats
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#1 Polish Vodka Tasting Experience in Gdansk

12.#1 Polish Vodka Tasting Experience in Gdansk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $117

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piwnica Rajców on Długi Targ for a 90-minute Polish vodka tasting. Sample at least six vodkas with three Polish nibbles while learning about distilling, communist-era Poland, and local drinking customs. Guides have included Monica, Ada, Simona, and Mike.

“Our guide Simona was great at telling us all about tasting vodka properly and the history of each one. All of the vodkas were very different and we went on to seek them out locally to bring home. This is definitely a tour to do when in Gdansk.”

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Gdańsk: Authentic Polish Vodka & Food Experience - Six shots that explain Polish vodka
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Gdańsk: Authentic Polish Vodka & Food Experience

13.Authentic Polish Vodka & Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 50 reviews · 90 minutes - 3 hours · from $78

Meet your English-speaking host downstairs at Piwnica Rajców in Gdańsk Old Town for six Polish vodka shots, three traditional appetizers, and stories about vodka, its production, and life in communist Poland. Guides such as Monika, Mariana, Ada, and Anna make the tasting lively and personal.

“Marianna has provided a nice atmosphere and told many interest facts about Wodka and its origin”

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Gdansk: Daily Vodka Tasting Tour - First lesson: white vodka is not all the same
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Gdansk: Daily Vodka Tasting Tour

14.Daily Vodka Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · from $164

Meet your English-speaking vodka expert at Gdansk’s Golden Gate for a 2.5-hour small-group walk through four pubs. Taste six drinks, including potato and grain vodkas, flavored pours, Goldwasser, and 70% absinthe, with Polish snacks and stories from guides such as Katarina and Marel.

“Fantastic tour through the old streets and squares of Gdańsk! Got to visit many different pubs and bars. Got to learn extremely interesting and funny history about the city. The guide Katarina was absolutely phenomenal, nice, knowledgeable and knew everything about the city & Poland. Gave us tips on what to do for the rest of the trip! 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / The 5 glaziers from Sweden ”Bomhus glas””

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Krakow: Vodka Factory Museum Ticket & Audioguide and Tasting - Seven halls that tell the vodka story
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Krakow: Vodka Factory Museum Ticket & Audioguide and Tasting

15.Vodka Factory Museum Ticket & Audioguide and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 38 reviews · from $22

At 13 Fabryczna Street, explore Krakow’s former Polmos distillery through seven multimedia halls, from medieval stills to a People’s Republic of Poland vodka display. Use the multilingual audio guide at your own pace, then finish with a vodka tasting. Allow about 90 minutes, with extra time if you like to read and watch everything.

“high price for the experience. the most interesting part is the tasting at the end ...”

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