Poland Memories, Whisky and Storks
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Poland Memories, Whisky and Storks

inside of an alcohol store in Poland

Whisky. To keep with my story theme and this being Friday night, I’m pulling out a beautiful bottle of Polish rye malt vodka/whisky. While we were looking to bring something back with us from Warsaw Poland, this bottle caught my eye. It has a beautiful design, I’m always a sucker for that, it’s quite unique and not available in Vancouver Canada.

According to the back of the bottle, the very name, Starkus, has an interesting history as it is the Old Lithuanian word for stork. It is named in remembrance for when Poland and Lithuania were united from the 16th to the 18th century.

starkus Polish rye malt vodka/whiskey

Why call it Stork? The reason for the name is from an old tradition. They used to distill alcohol and place it in barrels when a child was born. Then, when the child grew up and got married the oak aged vodka/whisky was brought out for the celebration.

This is very special for me because my father pulled out a bottle of alcohol that he had been saving for when  I got married. It really was a wonderful moment with my family that I will never forget!

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27 Comments

  1. That is a lovely design! I don’t think I’ve ever had rye vodka. I’m curious – does the stork have any association with pregnancy in Polish culture? I think it’s interesting… there would probably be an uproar if an American distillery used the image of a stork on any kind of liquor packaging.

    1. Oh yeah, it’s the exact same as here….storks bring the babies! The cool thing is that just outside of the big cities there are stork nests everywhere. Ha! There’s always someone waiting to start an uproar…. You know I was thinking about the story and didn’t even think of it that way.

      1. Well, if the stork brings babies… I guess we never have to worry about alcohol consumption. Win/win!!

  2. vancouverinheels

    What a lovely story, Thank you do sharing it with us 🙂

  3. vancouverinheels

    *for* sharing…. Silly autocorrect, lol

  4. What an incredible looking shop and incredible design on the bottle you selected too! Love it!

  5. What an awesome story. My father could never ever have kept a bottle of vodka for 30 years 🙂 It would jave been gone.
    xo, Lara
    http://laralizard.blogspot.fi/

  6. The bottle has a decorative design. Any table would look good with it on 🙂

    http://kjandersen.wordpress.com/

  7. I think that tradition is amazing and so special! I see how it meant a lot to you 🙂 Hehe the funny thing with this post is that when I opened it, my fiance ran to my computer to see the post too, haha. He’s a succer for quality alcohol and bottles with beautiful design (just like I am!) Nice post 🙂

    http://zerxzastyle.blogspot.com

  8. Fashion Tag (Dana Cristina)

    look at all those bottles (read booze) just in time for the weekend! The design of the bottle is amazing! Great post Caroline! xxx

  9. eleanorjanebirdy

    We loved the vodka bars in Krakow – 100s of different flavours! We bought some rasberry and some plain vodka back – it’s so much more drinkable than the normal Smirnoff or whatever.

  10. Lovely story!

    xxx
    Have a wonderful weekend, dear!
    Tatiana

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  11. What a great way to celebrate marriage and what a unique find on your part. Thanx for sharing this cool story with us. Have a great weekend!

    XOXO Nensi

  12. That’s such an interesting story – and what a great idea for a way to celebrate one of life’s momentous experiences 🙂

    That really is a great bottle – I’m a sucker for a lovely design, if I’m in the mood to try a new wine, that’s how I pick haha.

  13. somethingboutrenes

    thank you for popping by and liking my post! you made my day. you’ve got a nice blog and i will be following it! 🙂

  14. The bottle looks amazing!
    xxx
    Nina
    http://trendsurvivor.com

  15. Jamie "ChatterBlossom

    I love the stork story! And the bottle is lovely with the stork scene too.
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

  16. Interesting story about how the Stork label came to be! It’s not often that you hear of someone saving a bottle ~ as your father did:) My brother is a wine maker. They year that both my children were born, he made a case of port. We opened a bottle on each of their 21 birthdays. It’s a nice tradition:)

    Coming over from Jeannie’s:) Nice to meet you!

    xxleslie

  17. miss Margaret Cruzemark

    Great story. I would love to have a Starkus shot.
    Best Regards
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
    http://margaretcruzemark.blogspot.com/

  18. Nice story!!!! Great bottle’s design!!!!!!
    Kisses darling

  19. geelongfashionista

    What a great looking bottle.
    Hope it was yummy!
    x Kirsty

    1. Oh it is! We are having it very slowly…it’s actually a little strong for me…

  20. Very nice shop an lovely story! Hope you enjoy it!!
    xo

    Lady Trends
    http://myladytrends.blogspot.com.es/

  21. Hope Howland (@HHDesigns)

    Oh soo sweet!!! I love stories like this….
    Hope
    hchdesigns.blogspot.com

  22. I really love it when you post of something then telling the story behind your main subject. BTW I love the bottle design.
    Hugs and kisses from miss JHENZ http://jeniferbalatico.blogspot.com/

  23. That’s such a cool story!!

    This sounds weird, but I love alcohol containers, boxes or bottles, because they are so pretty! I have a beautiful wooden whiskey crate as a storage container and decoration in my room and I love it!

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