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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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The name poitin, or poteen, is derived from the ancient gaelic words for "small pot" and "small drink" County Donegal is best known for its spectacular countryside, unspoiled beaches and relaxed pace ...