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It’s been called "mountain dew," "white lightning," and the "water of life." But before it was a staple of Appalachian lore, it was a weapon of Irish resistance, and the start of the infamous rebels' pour. The story begins with Poitín. Long before it was an outlaw spirit, it was a monastic craft. 6th-century monks brought distillation to Ireland, creating a spirit so central to rural life that farmers used it as a form of currency. “There's the Irish monks were supposedly m

When I was younger, my grandparents went on a trip to Ireland. They came back with these beautiful photos and stories of the country and how amazing it and its people were. I knew from that moment that at some point in my life, I wanted to visit Ireland as well. The opportunity to not only get experience with travel journalism, but to also visit the place where I knew my family came from.