Borsch Vodka & Tears

vodka menu

clear
siwucha	oak matured, voted best in the world	8.5
dębowa crystal	oak infused then crystal filtered	8
komandorska	to drink as your ship sails out of the harbour	9
kiermusianka biała*	one of the finest clear vodkas in the world, five times distilled with a spicy aftertaste	12
kopernik	a heliocentrically cosmic grain vodka	8
pali	grain vodka with toffee and caramel notes	7.5
biała dama	named for the ghost of julia potocka founder of the łańcut distillery	8
orkisz	pure spelt vodka, passionfruit nose	7.5
wyborowa	pure rye, nutty rye bread notes	7
trojka	crystal clear like a polish stream	6.5
kosher	perfect for all religious and secular celebrations, excellent with the roll-mops	6.5
extra żytnia	luxury rye, bready and warm	6.5
kasprowy	extremely smooth, sweet rye	7.5
pravda	part of the new breed of boutique rye vodkas, sweet and velvet. a bargain at the price	8.5
luksusowa premium	luxury potato vodka, light citric notes	6.5
spirytus 80%abv (rocket fuel)*	removes excess moisture from your cells	10.5
cristall	russian grain, sharp, mineral, lightly floral	7.5
imperia	the most talked about vodka in hollywood	8
	surprisingly also delicious, butterscotchy
russian standard – platinum	a silver filtered version of dmitri mendeleev’s original formula, made from wheat	7
stolichnaya gold	honey and mineral notes, way more delicious	8
kurland premium	you can taste the latvian wheat fields	8

lightly infused
wyborowa pepper	like having pepper cracked on your tongue	6
kremlyovskaya pepper	strong pepper flavour, made for the kremlin	7
ck vodka	luxury grain vodka with pepper	7
palace pepper	polish potato vodka with pepper, more subtle	7
wędkarska	the bottle mentions “golden fish” but the flavour is more evocative of cooked berries and a hint of asafoetida on the nose. pepper infused	7.5
husarska	the mounted warrior of fennel vodkas	7.5
matryoska	a very mild russian cranberry infusion notable for its babushka bottle	7
dzięgielówka (fallen angel)	grain vodka infused with angelica	6.5
żubrówka (the bison)	bison grass infused grain vodka	6.5
ukrainian honey pepper	spicy honey & chilli infusion	7
chilli	earthy and spicy, like it should be	7
chrzanówka*	horseradish infused vodka	12
zozworówka starzyka	rosemary, a little honey and herbs	8
ukranian birch	yes, it’s a tree flavoured vodka	7

honey and spice and all things nuts
imbirowa	subtle ginger infused vodka	7
sobieski vanilla	better than cariel	7.5
van gogh chocolate	like alcoholic lindt 70%	7
czekoladowa afrykańska	tastes like mum’s chocolate pudding	7.5
gera coffee and chocolate	much more dry than one would expect	7.5
goldwasser	sweet herbal vodka with flakes of gold	7.5
orzechówka lublin	green walnut infused, bitter and semi-dry	6.5
orzechowa nisskosher	green walnut, sweet and smooth	6.5
nalewka kresowa orzechowa	green walnut old manor recipe	8
sweet hazelnut	sweet and hazelnutty	7.5
winter romance	rose petal & wild forest flower	8
medos	luxury honey liqueur vodka	6.5
miodonka	semi-sweet honey	7

fruit vodkas
żurawinowa lubelska	sweet cranberry infused grain vodka	6.5
nalewka kresowa żurawinowa	wild cranberry infusion, old recipe	8
sobieski mandarin	thick, chewy mandarin flavour	7.5
pineapple vodka	andrzej’s special family recipe	7
absolwent banan	like those squishy banana lollies	7
absolut citron	the best thing absolut ever made, by far	6
cytrynówka	liqueur lemon & lemon leaf vodka	7
van gogh orange	kicks numerous goals	7
sobieski grapefruit	it’s like the whole cocktail in one shot	7.5
van gogh melon	you’ll swear the melon vendor is	7
	yelling into your left ear after this one
kremlyovskaya blackcurrant	the best blackcurrant, strong vodka	7
nalewka russaka czarna porzeczka	complex blackcurrant flavour	8
absolut kurant	blackcurrant infused grain vodka	6
absolut apeach	peach infused grain vodka	7
luksusowa berry	mixed summer berry potato vodka	7
bols forest fruit	wild forest berry vodka	7
hawthorn berry	like fruit compote with vanilla custard	8
jarzębiak lubelski	rowan berry infused vodka	7
nalewka russaka aronia	red chokeberry infusion	8
nalewka russaka tarnina	polish crab apple infusion	8
nalewka kresowa wiśniowa	manor recipe sour cherry vodka	8
wiśniówka nisskosher	a magnificent example of sour cherry vodka	6.5
wiśniak na rumie	cherry vodka with rum	7
sour cherry & honey	recipe of spices, honey & cherries	8
nalewka kresowa sliwkowa	ripe plum infusion	8
watra (hot mountain tea)†	raspberry leaf vodka, served hot!	7.5

oak matured vodka
dębowa	dry vodka with big oak after taste	7
jarzębiak†	oaked vodka infused with rowan berries	14
	incredibly rare, 4 bottles only, out of production
castellan	oak matured, the whiskey of vodkas	7
the chosen one*	the most delicious vodka there is	12
starka jubilee†	10 years in oak, light and mellow	8.5
winiak luksusowy†	matured for 5 years in oak barrels	8
winiak palace†	french brandy in polish oak barrels	8.5
winiak in a basket†	finest brandy from poland’s south-west	7.5
indian summer złota jesień†	calvados (apple) matured in oak barrels	8

sweet and creamy
riga cream	like bailey’s, with a tiny hint of liquorice	7.5
advocaat	eggnog crème liqueur with brandy & vanilla	6.5

herbal vodka
żołądkowa gorzka	tummy tonic, definitely a staff favourite	7.5
żołądkowa z miętą	minted tummy tonic	7.5
żołądkowa z miodem	honey tummy tonic	7.5
sobieski sweet bitter	tastes like life, at least the bright side, also tastes a little like tummy tonic	7.5
balsam żołądkowy	doesn’t taste like tummy tonic...but it is	7.5
portka	sweet vodka with guinness and spices	7.5
balsam wileński	23 herbs & spices, since 16^th century	7.5
becherovka	czech herbal vodka, heavy with spice	7
riga black balsam	the most horrible tasting vodka we’ve tried	7.5
nalewka kresowa ziołowa	eastern herbs infusion	8
nalewka myśliwska	a special brew from the tatra mountains, sweet and pine-needley	8.5

plum vodka and slivovitz
śliwa polska	easy drinking clear sliwa liquor	8
śliwowica podbeskidzka	woody, redolent of pine, forest floor	8
passover slivovitz 12 year old 70%*	intense prune aroma, very long finish with vanilla, dry fruit	11
any 3 in tasting glasses		14.5

absinthe and piołunówka

these true absinthes are to be “louched” or made cloudy with the addition of water:

nisskosher absinth poland 66%	a little bitter, a little closer to the	10.5
	nineteenth century
teichenné spain 70%	careful with this one	10.5
doubs france 55%	named for the river by which pernod	9.5
	set up the first commercial
	absinthe distillery
absente france 55%	high quality pastis	10.5
grande absente france 69%	higher wormwood content, more bitter	11

these bohemian absinthes or piołunówkas are made to enjoy as they are:

piołun poland 40%	dry, light & gently bitter	8.5
piołunówka nisskosher poland 50%	if you remember this drink, you	8.5
	haven’t really drunk it

green faery

12.5

made with wormwood by our polish friend with a chemist’s licence

and, unless you’ve tried it here, you haven’t tried it before,

it’s intensely bitter and bitterly intense