Zatori Poitín is reproduced in honour of those enlightened Irish monks who in mediaeval times spread the art of distillation throughout Europe using little pot stills invented by Arab alchemists.

Inspired, ordinary Irish people took up the craft and for centuries distilled grain spirit, known as Uisce Beatha - Irish for “Water of Life.” The drink was whiskey (the word is derived from Uisce) that was not aged or blended.

In the seventeenth century, England's Charles II ordered a levy on whiskey and declared any unlicensed distilling illegal. Undaunted, spirited Irish distillers hid their little pot stills and secretly continued to produce unaged whiskey. Its name was changed to Poitín - Irish for “Little Pot.”

“Forbidden spirit, like forbidden fruit, has the greatest taste”

Poitín, a treasured ancient Irish drink, is now presented to a contemporary clientele as Zatori Poitín.