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The ouzo effect during the preparation of absinthe. The ouzo effect (/ ˈ uː z oʊ / OO-zoh), also known as the louche effect (/ l uː ʃ / LOOSH) and spontaneous emulsification, is the phenomenon of formation of a milky oil-in-water emulsion when water is added to ouzo and other anise-flavored liqueurs and spirits, such as pastis, rakı, arak, sambuca and absinthe.
The first ouzo distillery was founded in Tyrnavos in 1856 by Nikolaos Katsaros, giving birth to the famous ouzo Tyrnavou. When absinthe fell into disfavor in the early 20th century, ouzo was one of the products whose popularity rose to fill the gap; it was once called "a substitute for absinthe without the wormwood ". [ 3 ]
It is comparable to Balkan Rakia and several other anise-flavored liqueurs such as pastis, ouzo, sambuca, arak and aguardiente. The alcoholic content of raki must be at least 40% according to Turkish standard. [3] The largest producer of raki is Diageo; Yeni Rakı is the largest brand. [4]
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.
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Arak is very similar to other anise-based spirits, including the Turkish rakı and the Greek ouzo, [2] [6] the Greek tsikoudia, [3] the Italian sambuca and anisette, the Bulgarian and Macedonian mastika, and the Spanish anis. [6] However, it is unrelated to the similarly named arrack, a sugarcane-based Indonesia liquor. [2]
The name tsikoudia derives from the Greek word for terebinth, referencing the plant’s historic use in flavouring spirits. In eastern Crete, it is colloquially known as raki (Greek: ρακή, romanized: rakí), a term borrowed from Turkish rakı and itself from Arabic arak (عرق), both meaning "distilled." This nomenclature reflects the ...