Poitín is a quintessentially Irish spirit. Think of it as the Irish equivalent of American moonshine. Over the last two centuries it has been eclipsed by the rise of the global whisky industry. Until ...

For over 1,000 years, Ireland’s verdant hills and misty moors have held a secret — and no, we aren’t talking about leprechauns. We are talking about a spirit that is more entwined with the Irish ...

IRELAND HAS GIVEN us much, in terms of potables. For green-wearing day on March 17, we Americans are blessed with a fine array of themed drinks: Irish whiskey; Irish cream liqueur; black-and-tans for ...

After generations of his family spent their lives as outlaws for making the infamous Irish poitín, Pádraic Ó Griallais has finally been able to carry out the family business in the open just under a ...

Donegal is Ireland’s most northerly county, where you’ll find spectacular sea cliffs, rugged mountains and secluded beaches. And at the top of this county is Inishowen, Ireland’s largest peninsula.

My father-in-law, a thick-brogued Kerryman, was given a small bottle of Bronx-made poitin --Irish moonshine--by a friend and never touched it. He left it sit on the shelf in his Long Island home for ...

Its nickname is “mountain dew,” but it may be better known as Irish moonshine. Poitin, the ancient ancestor of distilled drinks, is uniquely Irish and woven into the very fabric of Ireland’s folklore.

FOR so long a forbidden brew, poitín is once more taking pride of place amongst Ireland's alcoholic exports since being legalised once more in 1997. A number of distilleries have since risen to ...

County Donegal is best known for its spectacular countryside, unspoiled beaches and relaxed pace of life. However, in the 19th Century the county, in the north-west corner of Ireland, was at the ...

Poitin, a long-banned Irish moonshine, is re-emerging from a checkered history of legend and prohibition to become its homeland’s most trending spirit. While American moonshine is typically made from ...