PODOLE WIELKIE. FARM, DISTILLERY.
Welcome to Podole Wielkie
Podole Wielkie is a small village located 27 kms south of Łeba. On the face of it, it does not really stand out, but in its centre there is something that puts it in the forefront of the regions where the best alcohols in the world are produced – the Podole Wielkie Farm and Distillery.
NOTICE: Our tours are typically conducted in Polish. However, if you are interested in a tour in another language, please contact us at sklep@podolewielkie.pl or via phone +48 598 116 670
INFORMATION FOR VISITORS
TOUR OF THE DISTILLERY
Duration of tour: approx. 1.5-2 h
Guided tour of the Distillery
Cost:
1 ticket (adult) – 59 PLN
1 reduced ticket (minors over 10 years of age) – 29 PLN
We like children and have no objection to them taking part in the tour. However, for safety reasons. we ask to ensure they are adequately supervised. The distillery is a permanently operating production facility.
150 YEARS OF TRADITION
A tour of the 150 year-old Pomeranian Distillery and Farm is an opportunity to learn about the artisanal production of Polish vodkas and okowitas. What is the difference between an agricultural distillery and a craft distillery? How are artisanal spirits made? What is the difference between vodka and spirit? What surprised Mr. Robert Makłowicz and Ms. Katarzyna Bosacka from “Wiem co jem”? These and other questions will be answered during a tour of the Podole Wielkie Distillery. You will also find out what the philosophy of “From field to bottle” means and why, for us, every bottle is a story.
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TOUR OF THE DISTILLERY + FOOD PAIRING WITH KASHUBIAN SPECIALITIES
Duration of the tour: approx. 1.5-2 h
Guided tour of the Distillery
Food pairing with Kashubian specialities
Cost:
1 ticket (adult) – 99 PLN
1 reduced ticket (minors over 10 y.o ) – 39 PLN
We like children and have no objection to them taking part in the tour. However, for safety reasons. we ask to ensure they are adequately supervised. The distillery is a permanently operating production facility.
Getting there
The Distillery and Farm is located about 20 km from Łeba or Lębork, 40 km from Słupsk, and from Gdańsk, Gdynia or Sopot it is only 100 km via the new S6 route. A holiday in Kashubia or by the Baltic Sea, presents a perfect opportunity to come and visit us.
We truly appreciate our guests and for this reason we offer products only on site whilein addition to the well-known and appreciated range, products from the Distillery that are not widely available for sale. Be sure to ask while visiting.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy is ‘from the field to the bottle‘, which means that we grow, harvest, mash, ferment and distil the raw material from which the okowitas and vodkas are made by ourselves. We have full control over the raw material – we grow it ourselves. This is how we understand craftsmanship and the production of okowitas: work, knowledge, passion and no compromise when it comes to quality. For us, every bottle tells a story.
QUALITY
The highest quality raw materials: potato, barley, rye, wheat or oats, combined with knowledge and passion create distillates of the highest quality. In total, products from our distillery have already received more than 30 medals at Polish and international competitions. Both at the Polish Spirits Competition and at international festivals such as the Berlin International Spirits Competition or the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
PASSION
Spirits produced at Podole Wielkie are vintaged – and not just by the year of distillation, but by the year of harvest of the raw material from which they were made. Wine aficionados have the word ‘terrior’ to describe the factors affecting the wine in a given year. Not without good reason. Every year is different, a warmer summer, a rainy spring, or perhaps a cooler summer and a dry spring. These and many other elements influence how the raw material grew in any given year.
HISTORY
The history of Podole Wielkie dates back to the 15th century. From its inception until World War II, the estate belonged to German families. Afterwards, it was taken over by the Polish State and a State Agricultural Farm was established in its place. With the eventual change of regime, we managed to lease and then buy the farm in its entirety.
DISTILLERY - 150 YEARS OF TRADITION
The distillery where we create our products has a tradition of over 150 years. It has always been an integral part of the farm. It used to be one of the many facilities of its kind, which, with their distinctive brick chimneys, were an easily recognisable feature of the rural landscape. Today, it is one of the few surviving agricultural distilleries and, as of 2019, also the distillery where we produce Polish vodkas and okowitas. We are happy to continue its history and be a part of Poland’s rich distilling tradition.
THE FARM
Our Farm is located in Pomerania, about 20 km from the Baltic coast and the Słowiński National Park, famous for its magnificent movable dunes in Łeba.
Surrounded by the tranquillity of the forest and the sound of the wind wafting through the fields, far from large industrial centres, we try to take full advantage of the natural potential of this place.
Everything concealed within our distillates comes from here. This is also where our unique Rapeseed Oil is made. That is why, feeling a great bond with the place where we live, we have named our products simply “Podole Wielkie”.
IT ALL STARTS IN THE FIELD, WHERE WE CULTIVATE CEREALS, POTATOES OR RAPESEED WITH GREAT CARE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE MAGIC OF TASTE LIES IN SIMPLICITY, AND WE STRIVE EACH TIME TO EXTRACT THE TRUE ESSENCE FROM THE RAW MATERIALS HARVESTED AND USED