poitín
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There is nothing particularly special about poitín to differentiate it from other clear spirits like, say, Everclear or vodka.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
The EU regulations that separate poitín from Irish whiskey seem mostly to separate it from whiskey in particular, although it sometimes is referred to as white whiskey.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
The English then introduced a tax on alcohol on the decided unmerry date of Christmas Day 1661, rendering poitín essentially illegal.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
But Ireland has another local liquor that almost never shows up these days on St. Patrick’s Day menus on this side of the pond: poitín.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
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