The polish have something called spiritus. It's probably illegal in the UK so your own risk if you try and bring some back.

It's about 96%.

This stuff is dangerous, do not get macho and try and drink it like normal vodka.

I once turned up with a bottle of it at a party in Derby. The host decided he could neck it like normal vodka. As a result, and having had no more than about 4 single measures, he went to bed at 11:00. People were performing half-hourly checks on him and spent most of the next day being violently ill.

I will avoid Spiritus then!

All good advice by the sounds of it and will be checking out the bars listed above and may try the Salt mine too.

Just need to decide if to pack some shorts now!?

When are you going?

Tomorrow (Saturday).

Going to get the train from Karkow airport and head to Jewish quarter after check in.

Staying here : [urlhttp://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/hotels/poland/krakow_krakow/cheap_rates_classic_hotel.html?oid=218641&mkid=30938706&aid=1&dev=c&gclid=CIyG88fQ7LkCFc5Y3godYE0ADQ[/url

Its been a few years since I worked out in Poland but there used to be a bar at the bottom end (Church side) of the square called 'Bastille' with ann odd prison decor.

Can Highly reccommend Wisniowka Vodka, its cherry flavoured and drinkable neat



edit:

You could do worse than a trip to Zakopane in the south, its a beautiful ski resort and popular destination for Polish folk. looks like a swiss village what with all the log cabins.
Great cable-car ride to the top of the Tatra mountains, you can see all the way across to Slovakia, spectacular!