Posted on 12/30/2016 5:08:46 PM PST by Olog-hai
After generations of his family spent their lives as outlaws for making the infamous Irish poitín, Pádraic Ó Griallais has finally been able to carry out the family business in the open just under a decade after the spirit was outlawed.
Taking a career break from his job as a high school teacher to establish a new business based on his old family recipe, Ó Griallais is free to produce and sell the highly alcoholic spirit as he pleases without the interference of the Gardaí [Irish police], who hounded the previous poitín distillers in his family with raids to put a stop to the production of the beverage that was outlawed from 1661 to 1997 due to excise regulations.
The production of the spirit was regulated by the Irish Department of Agriculture in 1997 but only under their specific regulations. Luckily the regulations still allow Ó Griallais to use the botanical bogbean that grows around his family’s homeland around Indreabhán, County Galway, that makes their specific recipe so special. …
(Excerpt) Read more at irishcentral.com ...
It pays to increase your word power.
EBay would probably have it or you could try the Apple Store.
‘Shine in Hot Chocolate? The idea!
I suspect the only time I won’t be here is when I move, and everyone will know about that.
The wind is blowing and ugly but I sat outside with Charlie for a while. He said that Chuck, the stroke victim, is losing interest in rehab. I will talk to Zeke in the morning, as he is the only person who goes to see Chuck on a regular basis. That is sad.
Chuck has three sons and an ex-wife, as well as a half-sister who is ill, and none of them seem to care about him. One of his sons is in Yuma, knows his dad has had a stroke but won’t come up.
Chuck must have been real jerk in his younger days.
Being struck with a dictionary is definitely an educating experience...
People don't realize that sowing and reaping happen in this life as well as the next.
The rush at the store is over and we have electricity again so I can finally do some freeping.
Afternoon 'Face!
Is there a synonym for thesaurus?
It’s not easy to leave Yuma.
It follows.
Hiya, H Teddy B!
I’m a firm believer in “karma,” though I think it must be the ultimate of “live by the sword, die by the sword.” But the thing is, karma hits us in this life, while there are punishments and/or rewards to be meted out in the next. I have a low tolerance for people (especially those of my age) who “don’t understand” why things are going so badly for them.
Hmmm...
Was you power out due to winter storms? I forgot what that was like to deal with. And snow. I forgot what snow is but I remember enough to not want to drive in it!
How are things going for you? I know I’m missing something — what “store?” Is that the online endeavor you talked about several years ago? (Where have I been?)
I left Yuma. I loved Yuma, and could have lived out my days there, but I left to follow my husband to Germany.
I like this drink .... errrr thready
Haha! Hi, NtI! Were your holidays good ones?
Hope your Christmas and New Year will deliver you and yours abundant Blessings
Primary cause: person who forgot it was winter and was going too fast for road conditions.
Secondary cause: loose snow on top of ice.
We all heard the crash and then the lights went out.
I still have the on-line store but I work in a Brick and Mortar store as well. Books; Used, Rare and Collectible.
If you want the studio suppressed Autobiography of Veronica Lake... Sorry... we just sold it. News Flash: Alan Ladd was a cad
Don’t look now, but I think it’s still with you.
I spent Christmas with my son, and it was better than I expected, so that bodes well for the New Year!
And may the Blessings of the New Year be yours to treasure!
Oh, wow. How did you ever find a job in a rare book store? My dream job!
Central Utah had a hefty snowstorm, and it seems folks have forgotten how to drive there, too. I recall a lot of winters where it took quite a while for snow plows to clear the roads, so often, I had to find my own way in to work. I forgot how to do that, living in the desert since 1980.
I go into B&N stores every once in a while, just to smell, since I obviously can’t afford the books they sell. My kids and I used to hit the local bookstores every payday and it was not a stretch to come out with $40+ worth of books under our arms. That was in the ‘70’s. They still remember it, though my son doesn’t read as much as he did as a kid.
This was before B&N and Booksellers took over all the small stores. No discounts, now... I do have almost $10 credit at B&N from a class-action suit, but I haven’t been over there for a long time. I need to go and see if I can find a book I like in a sale bin.
Well, if you like the smell and don’t like the expense, there’s always the Publik Libary.
The closest one smells like unwashed bodies.
I get up to five free books a day for either my Nook or my Kindle. And there is a small library here that you can borrow books and bring them back when you’re done, or exchange them for something you have. It works pretty well. I have a bag of books to take there, soon, and I may or may not pick up a couple more.
I have to keep my move in mind, so I don’t want to bring home more than I take. ;o]
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