Soplica

One of the older industrially produced brands of Polish vodka, Soplica Vodka was first madein 1891. Its creator, Boleslaw Kasprowicz, founded the Factory of Vodka and Liqueur in Gniezno where it was created in 1888 and a replica of the first bottling is held in the Museum of the Origins of the Polish State in the same city to this day. The recipes used for Soplica vodkas and liqueurs were developed by Kasprowicz himself, recipes which are followed today. He authored a range of formulas, which he initialized (along with a picture of a carp) and documented in a book called ‘Recepturarz’. Kasprowicz also began a custom at Soplica of naming products with references to Polish tradition and literature, a custom that can still be seen on modern versions of Soplica vodka. Currently, the Soplica brand is owned by the Poland-based CEDC and, despite the fact that the CEDC was acquired by the Russian Standard Corporation in 2013, its products continue to be madeusing traditional methods in Poland. Soplica specifically is made by Polmos Lancut in the city of Lancut in southeastern Poland. Alongside the core expression, Soplica now creates plenty of flavoured editions such as Soplica Raspberry, Soplica Hazelnut and Soplica Quince.