Tomorrow is St Patrick’s Day, and while I will inevitably drink a pint of Guinness and a shot of Jameson , I try to spend the day looking at another side of Irish drinks. Last year I delved into the world of Irish cream liqueurs , but this time I’ve decided to step further back into Ireland’s drinking history and look at the original Irish spirit – poteen aka poitín .
These days, whiskey is the best-known spirit produced in Ireland, but back before commercial distilling, poteen was what people made and drank. Poitín, pronounced ‘potcheen’ and often anglicised as poteen...
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