What is the American equivalent of the Irish Poteen

Moonshine
Poitín (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠotʲiːn]), anglicized as potcheen or poteen (/ˈpʊtʃiːn/ PUUT-cheen), is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40%–90% ABV).

Poitín was traditionally distilled in a small pot still and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning "pot".

The Irish word for a hangover is póit.

In accordance to the Irish Poitin technical file it can only be made from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet, molasses and potatoes.

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