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Pastis is a French liqueur flavored with aniseed. It is a distilled spirit, typically with a high alcohol content, and is yellowish-green in color, turning cloudy white when mixed with water.12

While similar in taste and appearance to absinthe, pastis is made without wormwood, the ingredient in absinthe that was once thought to cause adverse health effects. Beverages like Pernod, anisette, pastis, ouzo, and raki were developed as substitutes for absinthe, offering a similar flavor profile but with lower alcohol content and without wormwood. Pastis is often served diluted with water and ice.2

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