The Kraków Vodka Tour & Tasting Experience

We see so many visitors to Kraków miss out on the best of Polish vodka and Kraków’s vodka bars. They get stuck in tourist traps, upsold on awful overpriced foreign vodkas, or stressed and lost walking around in the cold and rain.

Even finding a great bar or vodka, they miss out on 90% of the experience that comes from the incredible history, culture, traditions and funny stories behind the spirits.

Stuck on a lonely table, they miss out on the fun of making friends and drinking with a friendly local & other people from around the World.

They miss out on the funny stories of growing up in Poland and never really make a connection with other people or the place itself.

So they go home having missed out on something really incredibly special to Poland, having barely even grazed the surface of Kraków or having a great chat and making friends with a local. 

It’s our mission to fix that ;)

We recognise some people are on a tight budget. The absolute cheapest way to try some vodka is grab a mini bottle from a corner shop or try a shot in a random bar. 

This is your special trip to Kraków though and it’s an opportunity to really experience something special.

Firstly, Polish vodka is really, really, good.

The region you’re visiting is the true Homeland of vodka. They’ve been make vodka here for over six-hundred years and by now they’ve got the production process down to both art and science. Forget any of that Smirnoff or Tesco’s value muck that you might have tried back home!

It’s more than just quality though, Polish vodka places extraordinary focus on character. The entire production process and especially the base ingredients should really shine through to make every vodka unique.

That’s just the clear vodkas. Polish flavoured vodkas are simply mind-blowing. Unlike other countries, chemical flavours aren’t used here. They’re made from real ingredients, often from recipes passed down through generations.

The variety is also absolutely wild. We’ve counted over 300 different vodkas stocked across the different venues we use for our tour. Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Elderberry Flower, Strawberry, Christmas Orange…..the list of flavoured vodkas in Kraków’s vodka bars is endless..

It’s the National Spirit for a reason, it’s just so culturally imporant. Every single bottle has a story to it.

The spirit is completely intertwined with hundreds of years of cusine, history, tradition, folklore and more. Life, living, death, celebration, business and even war, plus plenty of the hilarious local stories of our guides.

Nicely tipsy is the best way to describe our tastings. The vodka samples are paced across the experience. We always want our guests to walk away with a big smile on their faces but not too wobbly on their feet.

Some people are scared of the idea of trying Polish vodka but it is incredibly special and really different to what you would have tried back home.

We always give some straight vodka samples so our guests can understand the unique quality and character involved in Polish vodka but you’ll have lots of incredible flavoured options (like salted caramel!) to choose from if you’d like something easier to drink.

There are of course plenty of stronger options available for the braver souls 😉 and you can always buy extra shots at the end of tour.

So many people fall in love with Polish vodka after joining our tour. Come and try it and if you don’t enjoy your evening in general we’ll give your money back!

If you can’t drink though then no problem, we have lots of guests join us who don’t drink for numerous reasons. The tour is about so much more than just vodka, vodka is really the “excuse”, something special to craft a great time around. The tastings are designed to be lots of fun and very sociable but they’re also about local cuisine, culture, traditions, folklore and funny stories. If someone is a non-drinker just drop us a message and we’ll arrange a special offer for them.

There couldn’t be anything better to do for a solo traveler than join us for some tasty food and vodka! We’ve designed our tastings to be as social as possible and vodka is made for sharing.

Yes! Stags and Hens just require a private booking and we’ll run your very own tasting separate from our standard sessions at no extra charge. Just tick the stag/hen box when booking.

We’ve had so many fantastic groups of guys and girls join us over the years and there is a ton of great reviews from stag and hen groups that you can find on our TripAdvisor page.

The kind of groups our tastings are most suited to are those looking to kick-start their Kraków trip with a cultural, fancy and fun drinking experience. To get a great introduction to the city and lots of great tips for the rest of the weekend.

Our tastings probably wouldn’t be suited to groups looking to hit a hundred jaeger bombs before 10am and be passed out by midday (which hey we have no problem with but it doesn’t mix well with spirit tastings!)

If you have any questions at all or would like to customise your tasting please feel free to drop us a message and we’ll be more than happy to get back to you!  :)

Polish vodka tasting in the perfect fun thing to do for companies looking for a team-building or fun social activity.

We take the pressure off you, showing everyone an awesome time with something incredibly special to Poland. It’s tipsy, not drunk. It’s tastebud-teastingly tasty. It’s fascinating. It’s really fun and it’s the perfect way to introduce everyone to Polish culture, cuisine, history, folklore & tradition.

It’s really ideal for companies bringing staff over to Kraków for the first time, or local companies with international teams.

You just need to be over the age of 18. Our groups often have people from all over the world and of all ages. Some of the funniest guests we’ve ever had were a group of 70 year old ladies. Young at heart is all that matters.

The tour starts and ends in Kraków Old Town and there’s only a short walk between venues. If you can handle an easy five minute walk then the tour should be no problem at all for you. Just let your guide know if you need to take it slow and they’ll look after you  😊

Vegeterian:
Yep, no problem! Please just include a note in the dietary requirements section when booking.

Vegan:
Yes but unfortunately pierogi (local dumplings) are often made with eggs. We’ll replace them for you with something tasty & vegan if possible on the day or get you a special bonus drink instead.

Again, please just let us know in the dietary requirements section. We always go out of our way to try and make sure everyone has something tasty!

Just put a note in the dietary requirements section when booking. Please contact us first if you any allergies that could be considered severe though.

As always, feel free to drop us a message if you have any questions!

Yes, absolutely everything is included so you don’t have any hassle in venues dealing with payment in venues or struggling to communicate across the language barrier. You can always buy more vodka if you’d like to though!

Places on our Kraków Vodka Tour are very limited availability and regularly sell out in advance. We also only have limited number of private group tasting slots available. 

We’d highly recommend getting a booking in early to reserve places. You can book with just a 20% deposit and you cancel completely for free with a full refund any time up to 24h before the tasting.

If you have left it late and can’t find a ticket, drop us a message and we’ll do our best to squeeze you in! 

We’ve been running the tastings for a while now. Our amazing guests have rated us the best Nightlife Experience in the city, the best Food & Drink Experience in the city and we’re Five Star Rated on literally every single review platform.

Our guests absolutely love us, and we can keep getting better. Every month we try to make the tasting better and better.

We realised that the main issue guests have is just being confident over whether to book in the first place. Vodka tasting is an unsual concept and it’s tough knowing whether to trust your hard earned money and limited holiday time on an experience.

That’s why we started our Special Spirited Great Time Guarantee. We love showing people a great time and are so confident in our product that we guarantee a great time.

If you join us and don’t enjoy yourself, we’ll be so upset give you a full refund and be happy to do so. So you’d get one of the best experiences going with food and drinks and incredible stories and an amazing guide entirely for free.

It’s the best value deal on the planet. Have an awesome experience that helps make your holiday special or try Poland’s famous National Spirit for free.

We try to be as helpful as possible!

Certainly for private group bookings we can usually customise start times for bookings. It’s more difficult for smaller groups.

If you’re a small group, couple or solo traveller, keen to book but having difficulty fitting it in around your arrival times and other activities, you can always drop us a message and check.