A price comparison engine is only the starting point. WhiskyPolska is also a place where you can keep your own tasting journal, publish opinions and — if you fancy it — build a reputation among Polish whisky lovers. Below we explain how it all works.
Rolling out — We are actively working on the features described here. We plan to launch the first badges and community features by the end of June 2026. The private notes journal is already available to all users with an account.
Your private tasting journal
Every account on WhiskyPolska lets you save ratings and notes against any bottle in the catalogue. Just open a given whisky's page and fill in the form: a rating scale, a few brief impressions, and optionally the flavour wheel.
Notes are private — visible only to you. No one else reads them, so you can write honestly: "too much alcohol on the nose" or "incredible over ice", and no one will judge you. Over time these entries build something valuable — a personal tasting history you can always return to, to remind yourself what you thought of a given bottle a year ago.
Badges — a reward for consistency
The badge system recognises involvement along three paths. There are 13 badges in total, split across three tracks.
Taster (4 badges) — available to everyone
This track rewards keeping private notes. The thresholds are: 5, 20, 50 and 100 saved tastings. You don't have to publish anything — it's enough that you regularly use the journal for yourself.
Reviewer (4 badges) — for supporting accounts
Accounts with an active subscription can publish reviews publicly. If you do, you unlock the successive reviewer badges after 5, 20, 50 and 100 published reviews. This is the path for those who want to share their knowledge and build visibility in the community.
Supporter (5 badges) — for subscription tenure
The fifth track rewards loyalty: badges for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years of active subscription. You don't have to do anything beyond continuing your support — the badges are awarded automatically.
How public reviews work
When you have a supporting account, you can switch any note from private to public mode. The review then appears under the given whisky's page along with the flavour wheel — visible to everyone browsing the catalogue.
Public reviews can be liked. Each account can give a maximum of one like per review (and undo it at any time). Reviews with the most likes are shown at the top of the list, so genuinely helpful opinions quickly gain visibility. It's a simple mechanism that highlights solid reviews without a complicated algorithm.
Nickname — how others see you
In your account settings you can set or change your display name. This is the alias under which your public reviews are signed and under which the assistant addresses you. You can use your own name, a nickname from the whisky world, or anything that represents you.
Why it's worth keeping notes
Taste memory is unreliable. A whisky bought two years ago may taste completely different today — because your palate has changed, because the bottle matured after opening, or simply because mood matters. Saved notes let you track that evolution.
On top of that, a private tasting journal is a great help when shopping. Instead of trying to remember in the shop "have I already tried this edition?", you check the app — and you know straight away.
Start now
If you have an account, go to any whisky's page in the catalogue and leave your first note. You don't have to write an essay — even a short "I like it" or "too smoky for my taste" is enough to start building your history. Your first badge is closer than you think.
Browse the catalogue and find the bottle you want to start with.
