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Żubrówka

Pale green vodka with a blade of bison grass, drunk with apple juice.

Poland Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Flavoured with grass from the Białowieża forest where Europe’s last wild bison live; it has been distilled in Poland since at least the sixteenth century.

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What is Żubrówka?

Żubrówka is a wine & spirit from Poland: pale green vodka with a blade of bison grass, drunk with apple juice. Flavoured with grass from the Białowieża forest where Europe’s last wild bison live; it has been distilled in Poland since at least the sixteenth century.

Made with

wheatherbs

Cooked

distilled

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