Cherry, blackcurrant and raspberry liqueurs are amongst the most popular alcoholic beverages in many countries, as are strawberry, chokeberry, sloe and cornelian cherry ones. Valuable phenolic compounds and antioxidative substances can also be found in less known fruits such as different species of rose, barberry or oregon grape (mahonia). Among the wild fruits growing in Poland, rose fruit deserves special attention due to its high concentrations of vitamin C, carotenoids, tannins, organic acids, carbohydrates and minerals