Krambambula

one of the most expensive Gdańsk vodkas; a kind of herbal tincture made with cinnamon, black pepper, caraway, ginger, anis, and juniper. It was prepared in many versions, for example, as a hot beverage with water, vodka, sugar and lemon. It was also used as a miraculous potion for a hangover. Jędrzej Kitowicz considered krambambula as the most expensive type of vodka, next to ratafia.

Source: AP Przemyśl, AMP, ref. no. 1240, p. 68, Rachunki Franciszka Salezego Potockiego.

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