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Anise drinks is a family of alcoholic beverages with defining characteristics such as: Strong flavour of anise; High concentration of alcohol; Crystallization and colour changing when mixed with other liquids (ouzo effect) Varieties include: Absinthe, a drink popular throughout Europe; Aguardiente (only Colombian Aguardiente) Anis, popular in ...
The popularity of pastis may be attributable to a penchant for anise drinks that was cultivated by absinthe decades earlier, but is also part of an old tradition of Mediterranean anise liquors that includes sambuca, ouzo, arak, rakı, and mastika. The name "pastis" comes from Occitan "pastís," a mash-up or blend.
Liqueurs and other spirits which are flavored (to at least some extent) with anise or star anise. The compound responsible for the "anise" flavor is anethole, and the clouding they exhibit on addition of water is called louching (also the ouzo effect). See also Anise-flavored liqueurs on the list of liqueurs
A bottle of Licor Aniz Escarchado A bottle of ouzo Bottles of Sombai Anise & Coffee rice liqueur Note: Absinthe, Arak, Rakı, Ouzo and similar anise-flavored beverages contain no sugar and thus are flavored liquors rather than liqueurs. Anís (Spain, Argentina, Perú) Licor Aniz Escarchado, (Portugal) Anisette (France)
Anise liqueur was also introduced to the Philippines by the Spanish, which developed into the local anisado, an anise-flavored liqueur usually made from distilled sugarcane wine. A notable variant of Filipino anisado with sugar is known as anisado Mallorca, or simply Mallorca. They are commonly used as ingredients in Filipino cuisine. [13] [14]
Arak is traditionally made of grapes and aniseed (the seeds of the anise plant); when crushed, their oil provides arak with a slight licorice taste. [1] Dates, figs, and other fruits are sometimes added. [2] Typically, arak is a minimum of 50% alcohol by volume (ABV), and can be up to 70% ABV (126 proof). [2] A 53% ABV is considered typical. [3 ...
Anise liquors: A family of liquors native to the Mediterranean region distilled from aniseseed or grapes and flavored with anise seed: Arak—Arab variant native to the Fertile Crescent; Rakı—Turkish variant; Ouzo—Greek variant Tsipouro—Ancestral form of Ouzo. Most commonly unflavored, but when flavored, typically flavored with anise. [4 ...
Absinthe (/ ˈ æ b s ɪ n θ,-s æ̃ θ /, French: ⓘ) is an anise-flavored spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. [1]