Destination: Krakow, Poland

The unusual bell jar shape and etched wheat sheath design of this blown-glass decanter could be used for wine, or any other form of liquor, but we think it is perfect for storing some homemade zenicha kresowa. Polish families would create a bottle of this rosehip liqueur at their child’s baptism and would crack the bottle open for their wedding decades later. Another traditional custom is for a maiden girl to whip up a cocktail of zenicha kresowa, honey, chamomile, mint and cloves and present it to the suitor of her choice.

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