Ulster Heritage Magazine: Poitín And Moonshine

Friday, 29 July 2011

Poitín And Moonshine

Small batches of legal Moonshine whiskey are being made in South Carolina. Moonshine, called Poitín in Ulster, was made by the Scots, Irish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish settlers in the Southern Uplands and forest country. Moonshine continues to be made and enjoyed to this day.

Link to article on South Carolina Moonshine:

South Carolina micro distillery

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