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PASTIS
_50% grape spirit/50%grain base spirit
90g anise
30g star anise
3g Umami lime
15g coriander
COLORATION per liter
proof: 140
1.7g melissa
BOTTLING PROOF: 100
SUGAR: 7%
Pastis became popular in France in the 1930s, that is about 20 years after absinthe became illegal, seems like people were missing the anise flavored drink as Pastis flavor profile reminds of that of absinthe, with the difference that there's not wormwood and there is licorice, also, in Pastis is common to use star anise (an asian spice) whereas absinthe is made with green anise (a Mediterranean spice)
Pastis is considered a liqueur as sugar is added (about 100g per liter)
Pastis is generally bottled at 40%, 45% Pastis de Marseille
Pastis is drank in the late afternoon as aperitif
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