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How is Poitín illegal?

dasdog

...at what % does alcoholic drink become criminal?

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Wacker The Attacker

When it turns your sh1t black

admiralofthefleet

because its horrible?

syklops

dasdog wrote: »

...at what % does alcoholic drink become criminal?

Distilling without a license is illegal.

Herb Powell

Because you need a licence to distill. It's nothing to do with % ABV

galwayrush

No control over it's production, widely varied proof.
Plus no VAT...

Get Real

40% alc vol is yje limit in Ireland. Generally poitin can be anywhere from 70-80% alc vol, same as absinthe. Although I beleive certain speciality shops are exempt but can only sell a certain amount and and very high prices.

juice1304

Because it can make you go blind and or even kill you. The alcohol that comes out of the still first is highly toxic.

Yakult

An alcoholic drink thats illegal in Ireland?! Wtf

admiralofthefleet

galwayrush wrote: »

No control over it's production, widely varied proof.
Plus no VAT...

that and it could peel the enamel off a bucket. my granda used to mix it with oil and rub it into his knees

GRMA

Bring back McIlhatton

Herb Powell

juice1304 wrote: »

Because it can make you go blind and or even kill you. The alcohol that comes out of the still first is highly toxic.

Methanol is one hell of a drug.

Corruptedmorals

juice1304 wrote: »

Because it can make you go blind and or even kill you. The alcohol that comes out of the still first is highly toxic.

Yes, and Bali and other Indonesian islands are proof of that. Unregulated unlicensed 'the stronger the better' drink can be very dangerous, I'm glad it doesn't happen here.

[Deleted User]

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

because its horrible?

By that logic the majority of pisswater beer (bud etc.) sold in Irish pubs should be illegal!

[Deleted User]

Not sure the legality has anything to do with the alcohol %, more to do with your license to sell liquor and to manufacture a product safe for human consumption in a sterile environment that can be checked out by your local health board.

You can buy a bottle of something called "poitin" in Shannon airport duty free, which I doubt very much was cooked up in a bucket behind some chancer's shed up a mountain in Kerry somewhere for instance.

Pure Sound

GRMA wrote: »

Bring back McIlhatton

You blurt we need you

seven_eleven

I dislike when people replace "why" with "how".

Scortho

Can be bought in the Celtic whiskey shop in Dawson st.
https://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Irish_Liqueurs/Poitin/A_to_z_of_Poitin-category-6-distillery-33-z-distillery.htm
The reason as to why you can't buy the poitin made down the country (haven't heard of it in dublin) is because you need a license to distill spirits. Which are very expensive.

hfallada

If you rub it on your skin its like deep heat... I think its more down to not having tax that its illegal. Like selling medical marijuana in california without having a licence and paying tax on it

MadsL

Herb Powell wrote: »

Methanol is one hell of a drug.

Methanol, not even once.

dasdog

seven_eleven wrote: »

I dislike when people replace "why" with "how".

Guaranteed you've never taken LSD.

Capt'n Midnight

dasdog wrote: »

...at what % does alcoholic drink become criminal?

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/excise/duties/excise-duty-rates.html

You need to pay excise duty on anything with more than 1.2% alcohol.

36.85 per litre of alcohol in the spirits after that if you have the necessary licenses which cost €500 each

you need licenses to distil and wholesale / retail licenses

opinion guy

dasdog wrote: »

...at what % does alcoholic drink become criminal?

40%

Rasheed

Went to a friends granny's house one night and we started drinking poitin.

Jesus, I never tasted anything so horrid but I kept at it regardless. Fell asleep where I was sitting and woke up with the mother of hangovers.

Drank a pint of water and was as drunk again as I was the night before. Apparently that it had something to do with the potency of the poitin still in my system.

Don't ask me why it happened, I just took the word of the granny that was reared on it.

It's desperate stuff but you have to try it once.

shedweller

Rasheed wrote: »

Went to a friends granny's house one night and we started drinking poitin.

Jesus, I never tasted anything so horrid but I kept at it regardless. Fell asleep where I was sitting and woke up with the mother of hangovers.

Drank a pint of water and was as drunk again as I was the night before. Apparently that it had something to do with the potency of the poitin still in my system.

Don't ask me why it happened, I just took the word of the granny that was reared on it.

It's desperate stuff but you have to try it once.

Ya see, something that hatchet should be illegal as much as legal, if you catch my meaning. Mind you, theres loads of gear thats illegal and theres feck all being done about it.

[Deleted User]

They shouldn't be allowed call that crap they sell in airports "poitin". Proper poitin is lovely stuff especially in a hot poitin, it will help clear a cold more than any tablets

Senna

Get Real wrote: »

40% alc vol is yje limit in Ireland.

opinion guy wrote: »

40%

Chartreuse is 55% and sold in pubs.

Legwinski

opinion guy wrote: »

40%

Pretty sure Goldschlager and Green Chartreuse are over 40%!

shedweller

So it's the lack of tax then. \thread

Senna

There isn't an upper limit, pure alcohol will just rip your throat and no-one would drink it. High alcohol drinks are available but the ABV rates make them too expensive for anyone to bother buying.

syklops

Alec Shapely Stimulation wrote: »

They shouldn't be allowed call that crap they sell in airports "poitin". Proper poitin is lovely stuff especially in a hot poitin, it will help clear a cold more than any tablets .

I can't fully agree with you because my mother did the flavouring for the Bunratty poitin which is popular among US Soldiers and is sold in Shannon Airport.

Its shame that so much is done to keep the Irish language alive, and another part of Irish culture and heritage has been made illegal and the skill of making poitin is on its deathbed. Quality poitin, like quality vodka has a smooth flavour and is very drinkable. Unfortunately, few if any examples remain.