Comments on: Drink of the Month June: Pastis http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/ Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Drink of the Month November: Lillet | We Are Never Full http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-6888 Drink of the Month November: Lillet | We Are Never Full Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:46:15 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-6888 [...] fans, postcards, thermometers and posters all still changing hands among collectors. Then, as with pastis, the prohibition of absinthe in 1915 helped increase the popularity of Lillet throughout France, [...] […] fans, postcards, thermometers and posters all still changing hands among collectors. Then, as with pastis, the prohibition of absinthe in 1915 helped increase the popularity of Lillet throughout France, […]

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]]> By: Barbara http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-4034 Barbara Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:05:42 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-4034 What does that mean.? What does that mean.?

]]> By: Barbara http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-4033 Barbara Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:04:08 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-4033 I just found your website and am thrilled to know that others know about Henri Bardouin. I have been drinking it for years and have not found anyone else who knows it. I still can't buy it in Miami and have to wait for friends to bring it from France. Is there another Pastis as good???? Thanks so much for your blog. I am a foodie and will be a regular from now on. I just found your website and am thrilled to know that others know about Henri Bardouin. I have been drinking it for years and have not found anyone else who knows it. I still can’t buy it in Miami and have to wait for friends to bring it from France. Is there another Pastis as good????
Thanks so much for your blog. I am a foodie and will be a regular from now on.

]]> By: nyc/caribbean ragazza http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2611 nyc/caribbean ragazza Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:18:10 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2611 This is a drink I have always wanted to try. I will start to look around Rome to see if I find it. This is a drink I have always wanted to try. I will start to look around Rome to see if I find it.

]]> By: Rita http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2573 Rita Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:52:11 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2573 i havent tried this before and i shall source for a bottle this weekend. thanks for the inspiration! ^_^ i havent tried this before and i shall source for a bottle this weekend. thanks for the inspiration! ^_^

]]> By: Daniel http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2529 Daniel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:13:24 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2529 Very nice article, thank you. We love Paris and yet I drink mostly a wide variety of wines when there. I just returned from the liquor store buying some summer mixers. I bought Pernod and Ricard and have just tried each side by side. (it was this taste test that prompted me to Google the names for comparisons that lead me to your site) I like the Ricard better. A rounder, smoother flavoring, evoking a richer feel while the weight is the same. I look forward to trying local varieties in the future but Ricard will always have a place in my bar. Thanks again for the perspective. Very nice article, thank you. We love Paris and yet I drink mostly a wide variety of wines when there. I just returned from the liquor store buying some summer mixers. I bought Pernod and Ricard and have just tried each side by side. (it was this taste test that prompted me to Google the names for comparisons that lead me to your site) I like the Ricard better. A rounder, smoother flavoring, evoking a richer feel while the weight is the same. I look forward to trying local varieties in the future but Ricard will always have a place in my bar. Thanks again for the perspective.

]]> By: Pastislover http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2434 Pastislover Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:16:14 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2434 @admin I meant the Pernod brand here in Germany. You can only buy 0.7 litre bottles with 40% in Germany. Whereas years ago, when I used to drink Pernod as well (I didn't know about the Henri Bardouin back then - and believe me, there's really no turning back to Pernod once you drank a few glasses of HB) and when there really was something like duty free inside the EU, you could purchase a 1 litre bottle with 45%. Odd. @noobcook Pastis when diluted with water isn't really strong...I guess you could compare the alcohol content to a good red wine then but it's much more refreshing. @admin

I meant the Pernod brand here in Germany. You can only buy 0.7 litre bottles with 40% in Germany. Whereas years ago, when I used to drink Pernod as well (I didn’t know about the Henri Bardouin back then - and believe me, there’s really no turning back to Pernod once you drank a few glasses of HB) and when there really was something like duty free inside the EU, you could purchase a 1 litre bottle with 45%. Odd.

@noobcook

Pastis when diluted with water isn’t really strong…I guess you could compare the alcohol content to a good red wine then but it’s much more refreshing.

]]> By: noobcook http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2428 noobcook Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:07:24 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2428 woah! this is such an informative post! And the alcohol content is so strong! =O I definitely wanna look around for this to try out its taste! ^^ woah! this is such an informative post! And the alcohol content is so strong! =O I definitely wanna look around for this to try out its taste! ^^

]]> By: admin http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2419 admin Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:36:04 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/drink-of-the-month-june-pastis/#comment-2419 PeterMarcus - i hadn't thought of the black jelly beans angle before, but you're right on with the flavor. Happily, pastis doesn't leave you with a black tongue, though! LeftBanker - welcome and thanks for visiting! Do let us know what the Spanish version is. Courtney - it seems most Mediterranean countries have their own licorice flavored liquor. One that we'd not seen before last summer was finochetto - actually made with fennel - but still mildly licoricey and very delicious! PastisLover - thanks for the other marques de pastis suggestions. In the US, and the UK, if I remember rightly, the Ricard is at the 45% level. I wonder why they reduce it in Germany? Generally, only the mass-produced brands are available here, but I'm sure others can be found at specialist vendors. I see continuing research in my future - oh well, anything for science! Susan - i'm a sucker for those vintage-esque thick glasses with the makers' labels on them too. I'd love to get a ricard water jug, just to have it. I think you can order them from Ricard, but that's not as much fun as finding them at a yard-sale. Maria - great to hear you're on the same wavelength! A limit of two glasses on an empty stomach for me. Heather - interesting fact. It all makes sense now! Emiline, Grace, Noble Pig - you should definitely give it a try, but be gentle with yourself the first time. You can always add more pastis in, but you can't take it out, so start with a moderate amount, dilute, taste, and then adjust as you like. Enjoy! PeterMarcus - i hadn’t thought of the black jelly beans angle before, but you’re right on with the flavor. Happily, pastis doesn’t leave you with a black tongue, though!
LeftBanker - welcome and thanks for visiting! Do let us know what the Spanish version is.
Courtney - it seems most Mediterranean countries have their own licorice flavored liquor. One that we’d not seen before last summer was finochetto - actually made with fennel - but still mildly licoricey and very delicious!
PastisLover - thanks for the other marques de pastis suggestions. In the US, and the UK, if I remember rightly, the Ricard is at the 45% level. I wonder why they reduce it in Germany? Generally, only the mass-produced brands are available here, but I’m sure others can be found at specialist vendors. I see continuing research in my future - oh well, anything for science!
Susan - i’m a sucker for those vintage-esque thick glasses with the makers’ labels on them too. I’d love to get a ricard water jug, just to have it. I think you can order them from Ricard, but that’s not as much fun as finding them at a yard-sale.
Maria - great to hear you’re on the same wavelength! A limit of two glasses on an empty stomach for me.
Heather - interesting fact. It all makes sense now!
Emiline, Grace, Noble Pig - you should definitely give it a try, but be gentle with yourself the first time. You can always add more pastis in, but you can’t take it out, so start with a moderate amount, dilute, taste, and then adjust as you like. Enjoy!

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