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Celebrating the Irish poitÃn
The clear spirit is an ancestor of Irish whiskey, much like mezcal, which traditionally comes from small, family-run operations, is the forebear of tequila.
By Liza Weisstuch Globe Correspondent,Updated February 23, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
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PoitÃn is the precursor to Irish whiskey.courtesy of Glendalough
Talk of Irish whiskey always gets louder this time of year. The spirit has seen galactic growth. In 2020, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, a trade organization, more than 5 million 9-liter cases of Irish whiskey were sold in the United States, generating $1.1 billion in revenue for distillers. Compare that to just over a decade ago, when sales clocked in at 1.1 million cases, generating $197 million.