Poitín
Bottles of legally produced poitín | |
| Type | Distilled beverage |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Alcohol by volume | variable, 40–90% |
| Proof (US) | variable, 80°–180° |
| Colour | Generally colourless with "rested" versions taking on some cask colour |
| Flavour | burning, grainy, oily, toffee |
| Ingredients | oats, barley both malted and unmalted, wheat, yeast, water (optional: whey, sugar beet, molasses, sugar, potatoes) |
| Related products | potato vodka, Irish whiskey |
Poitín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠɛtʲiːnʲ]), anglicized as poteen (/pəˈt(ʃ)iːn, pɒˈtiːn/) or potcheen, is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40–90% ABV). Former common names for Poitín were "Irish moonshine" and "mountain dew". It was traditionally distilled in a small pot still, and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning "pot". In accordance with the Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín technical file, it can be made only from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet, molasses and potatoes.