A poitin raid in Connemara 1950s Poitín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠʊtʲiːnʲ]), anglicized as poteen (/pəˈt(ʃ)iːn, pɒˈtiːn/) or potcheen, is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40–90% ABV).[2] Former common names for Poitín were "Irish moonshine" and "mountain dew".[3] 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, wh