In Turkey, the favorite Anise Drink is Raki... it is thick like Ouzo... When you drink it you mix it with water and it goes from clear to a milky white... and it is then called Tiger's Milk... very strong...

Men sit around and drink it... I had a boss once that was from Turkey.. and his dad drank it... he hated it. When his dad came to the USA I met him and we consumed a lot of Tiger's Milk... It was a big male bonding thing and I was accorded lots of respect for hanging with the old man and getting sloshed on Tiger's Milk... a real manly thing... go figure...

It is similar to absinthe except it has no grande wormwood (the source of the thujone)... most connoisseurs would tell you the old absinthe standard is Pernod... although that which is manufactured today is not the same as in the beginning... although the modern version is certainly better made..

It is not all that great to drink.... certainly any quality scotch or bourbon is more pleasurable

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