What is "sobieski"

Sobieski (singular masculine; singular feminine: Sobieska; plural: Sobiescy) is a Polish noble family name, and may refer to:

Sobieski is a Polish brand of vodka produced from rye (cultivar Dankowski). It is named after John III Sobieski, a 17th-century Polish king and military leader. Vodka Sobieski had been distilled since 1864. It comes in different flavours, such as: Original (labeled red), Peach, Mandarin, Vanilla, Melon. The Original is of 40% abv.

In the autumn of 2007, Sobieski was ranked as #1 vodka by the Beverage Tasting Institute, based on a blind tasting of 108 different vodkas. In 2012, Sobieski was the sixteenth most popular vodka in the world, by sales.

In November 2015, Sobieski Orange, Sobieski Raspberry and Sobieski Vanilla Vodkas were awarded Gold medals by The Fifty Best, based on a blind tasting of the flavored vodkas in five separate categories, and rating them individually on a 1-5 point scoring system with 5 being the best.

The Sobieski is a EuroCity (EC) international express train. Introduced in 1994, it runs between Vienna, the capital of Austria, and Warsaw, the capital of Poland, via the Czech Republic.

The train's name honours the Sobieski family, or the House of Sobieski, a notable family of Polish nobility.

, the northbound train departs at shortly after 07:00 and the southbound train at shortly after midday. Both trains arrive at their destinations after a journey time of approximately eight and a half hours. <!--