Product Overview
Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka
Polish Rye Grain Vodka.
Żubrówka [ʐuˈbruvka], also known in English as Buffalo Grass Vodka or Bison Grass Vodka is a dry, herb-flavoured vodka that is distilled from rye and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Its flavour is unique and is described as having woodruff, vanilla, coconut, and almond notes.
The rye distillate is flavoured with a tincture of buffalo grass (Hierochloe odorata). This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest (which is partly in Poland and partly in Belarus) and elsewhere. A blade of buffalo grass is placed in each bottle of Żubrówka. While such piece of grass may be used mostly for decorative purposes, in mass production alcohol is infused with bulk amount of grass in order to obtain beverage's taste and yellowish color.
The name Żubrówka comes from żubr, the Polish, Belarusian, and Ukrainian word for the wisent (European bison), which is particularly fond of eating buffalo grass.
