“I was drunk from the feet up,” said Colm Oates, laughing. We were sitting in the corner of his Belfast pub, The Garrick, as he recalled his first taste of poitín. “I tried to stand, but my legs ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Irish moonshine, or poitín, was illegal for 150 years, but now you can try poitín and learn how it's made at the Micil Distillery in Galway, founded by a man from generations of poitín distillers.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...