What is the ABV for the distilled beverage that was a favorite of an overzealous sargeant in the song "The Hackler from the Grouse Hall"?
Poitín Poitín (] ), anglicized as potcheen, poteen or potheen ( ), 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".
Grog Grog is any of a variety of alcoholic beverages. The word originally referred to a drink made with water and rum, which British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the naval squadron he commanded in the West Indies on 21 August 1740. Vernon wore a coat of grogram cloth and was nicknamed "Old Grogram" or "Old Grog". Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, which agrees with this story of the word's origin, states that the word "grog" was first used in this sense in 1770, though other sources cite 1749.