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13th December 2012 |
Teeling
Whiskey Company Releases Premium Poitín.
 Independent
Irish whiskey maker, the Teeling Whiskey
Company, has launched a new Premium
Poitín bottling to showcase the Original
Spirit of Ireland. Poitín is a clear
Irish spirit famous for its alcohol
strength. In homage to this ancient
Irish spirit, the Teeling Whiskey
Company has released a contemporary and
modern bottling of Poitín to help bring
this uniquely Irish product out of the
shadows.
Poitín was traditionally distilled in a
small pot still and the term is a
derivative of the Irish word pota,
meaning ‘pot’. Normally distilled from
locally produced cereals or potatoes, it
is one of the strongest alcoholic drinks
in the world and for centuries was
classified as illegal in Ireland. Poitín
is one of the most long-established
spirits in the world with a rich and
varied history and has traditionally
been exclusively associated with
Ireland.
Jack Teeling, Founder of the Teeling
Whiskey Company, comments: “Poitín is at
the heart of Irish spirits and Irish
whiskey in particular. Over the years it
has been demonised because it was
illegally produced and the end product
lacked consistency, quality and
credibility. With the emergence of the
interest in Non-Aged whiskies in the US
and desire of mixologists to have strong
flavoursome white spirits the
opportunity for a legitimate high
quality bottling of Poitín is greater
than ever. We have produced a quality
Poitín product which will allow
consumers to enjoy this ancient Irish
product with confidence.”
The Teeling Whiskey Company’s first
Poitín release consists of a combination
of double distilled spirit made from
malted barley in traditional copper pot
stills and triple distilled spirit made
from maize in modern column stills. This
enables consumers to taste the new make
spirit, that after maturing for three
years in oak barrels, makes up many of
the leading modern Irish whiskey brands.
Bottled straight from the still with no
maturation produces a surprisingly
smooth spirit even for one that is
bottled at 61.5% abv. Poitín like any
quality white spirit lends itself to be
consumed in a variety of ways, neat,
with water, with mixers and as a
component of cocktails but due to its
alcohol strength it should be enjoyed
sensibly and in moderation.
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