Anise drinks
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Anise drinks is a family of alcoholic beverages that can be found in several countries such as Italy, Greece and Turkey.[1] Its defining characteristics often include a strong flavour of anise, a high concentration of alcohol, and crystallization and colour changing when mixed with other liquids (ouzo effect).
Varieties
- Absinthe, a drink popular throughout Europe[2]
- Aguardiente (only Colombian Aguardiente)
- Anis, popular in Spain. Two varieties: "seco" or dry and "dulce" which is more sweet.[3]
- Arak, the traditional alcoholic beverage of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel as well as Iraq and Egypt[4]
- Areqe, a traditional grain alcoholic beverage of Ethiopia
- Ouzo, a Greek aperitif[5]
- Pastis, an apéritif in France[5]
- Rakı, a Turkish drink[5]
- Sambuca, a liqueur in Italy
- Xtabentún, a liqueur from Mexico[6]