Who we are

Ima Distillery is a brand of spirits created in cooperation of two companies: Ima Polska and Whisky Embassy. We produce and distribute spirits such as vodka and gin. The entire production process takes place in Murowana Goślina – 25 km from the center of Poznań. In our immediate vicinity there is the buffer zone of the Zielonka Forest – landscape park, which became an inspiration for us when creating new products.

Ima Polska is one of the largest distilleries in Poland. It supplies raw distillery spirit to such companies as BOLS, Pernod Ricard, Chopin. The master distiller is Krzysztof Ima, who gained experience all over the world and participated in the construction of distilleries of such brands as Belvedere or Żubrówka.

Whisky Embassy is an importer, wholesaler and distributor operating on premium spirits field since 2013. We have successfully introduced to Polish market such brands as Kinahan’s Whiskey, Hayman’s Gin, Elephant Gin or Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal.

We came up with the idea of joining forces so we could offer a craft-made alcohol of remarkable quality. As the result we can proudly present six vodkas and two gins.

Zielonka Forest

History and Experience

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Krzysztof Ima working

In 1957 Antoni – Ima’s grandfather completed a distillery training. Then he acquired and perfected his craftsmanship in Polish distilleries. His son Krzysztof until the age of 15 literally grew up in a distillery in Brzoza near Strzelce Krajeńskie, where Antoni was the manager and main distiller. Ever since an early age, he loved experiments with recipes and equipment.

Later, in a professional career, he gained experience managing a distillery in Łuków near Oborniki Wielkopolskie for 25 years. He combines passion for engineering and distilling. Thanks to his innovative attitude, we can benefit from a new, better quality of pure spirits, as he’s an inventor of modern three-stage alcohol purification process. He is also creator of many unique recipes and the constructor of his own equipment, production installations and technological lines.

Krzysztof Ima made the entire production lines for the largest Polish distilleries, such as Komers near Gdańsk (Goldwasser), CEDC in Oborniki and Białystok (BOLS and Żubrówka), Polmos Żyrardów (Belvedere) and Destylacje Polskie. In 2009 Krzysztof decided to work on his own account by buying the distillery in Murowana Goślina and naming it IMA Polska.
In 2021 Krzysztof Ima, together with a befriended distributor – Whisky Embassy, created Ima Distillery brand and shortly afterwards presented his first product – Polish Forest Gin.

Production and Ecologic approach

The whole production process is carried out in one place, from receiving raw materials, through the production of spirit, blending, bottling, to labeling and packing for shipment. By acquiring the raw materials in the immediate vicinity, and glass from Polish glassworks, we can significantly reduce the carbon footprint.

We use crystal clear water from our own deep water intake located at the level of 110m underground. The water is degassed, iron and manganese removed, softened, and subjected to a demineralization process (reverse osmosis).

In addition to columns for alcohol purification, we use 7 copper alembics designed and made by Krzysztof Ima. They have a capacity of 250 to 1500 L.
Post-production wastes are used in the biogas power plant and for the production of fodder for farm animals.

Our own biogas power plant produces electricity and heat for our needs. The digestate from gas production is used by local farmers as fertilizer for their fields. The biogas plant also allows us to significantly reduce CO2 emission into the atmosphere as we do not use fossil fuels.

Thanks to our own R&D center we test physicochemical properties of our products in order to ensure the highest quality and purity. It makes possible to implement even the craziest production ideas.

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