Poitín

Poitín, anglicized as potcheen, poteen or potheen, is a traditional Irish distilled spirit ranging from 40 to 90% ABV. Poitín was traditionally distilled in a small pot stills and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning “pot”. Typically, Irish Poitín is made from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet, molasses and potatoes.