 Bottles of Mamrot brand jabol | |
| Type | Fruit wine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Poland,Central Europe |
| Alcohol by volume | 8–18% |
| Ingredients | fermented fruits |
Jabol (Polish pronunciation:[ˈjabɔl]) is aslang name for a kind of cheapPolishfruit wine.[1] It is made from fermented fruit and is bottled at 8% to 18%alcohol by volume. Its name is derived fromPolish:jabłko, "apple", from which it is often made. Though it is usually fruit flavoured, it can come in other flavours such as chocolate[2] or mint.[3] It comes in a variety of containers and is sold under a variety of names.
Jabol was first developed in post-warPoland as a cheap alcohol produced from the apple orchards that had been cultivated in the former-Prussian areas of theRecovered Territories.[4]
The drink gained a reputation as an unsophisticated alcoholic beverage consumed by youths intending to get drunk quickly and cheaply.[4]
Apart fromjabol orjabcok, this beverage has amassed a variety of colourful slang names. Two that are commonly encountered aresikacz (a reference to the effect of alcohol on urination) andsiarkofrut (a reference to the Bobofrut brand of children's fruit juice, as well as to the wine's taste ofsulfur, a result from its low-quality production process).[citation needed]
Jabol is sold in glass and plastic bottles[5] or cartons[6] (similar to milk or juice cartons). Sometimes a deposit is required on bottles, which is usually 20–30% of the wine price.[7]