Anise drinks

Anise drinks is a family of alcoholic beverages with defining characteristics such as:
 * Strong flavour of anise
 * High concentration of alcohol
 * Crystallization and colour changing when mixed with other liquids (ouzo effect)

Varieties include:


 * Absinthe, a drink popular throughout Europe
 * Aguardiente (only Colombian Aguardiente)
 * Anis, popular in Spain. Two varieties: "seco" or dry and "dulce" which is more sweet.
 * Arak, the traditional alcoholic beverage of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine) as well as Iraq and Egypt
 * Areqe, a traditional grain alcoholic beverage of Ethiopia
 * Ouzo, a Greek aperitif
 * Pastis, an apéritif in France
 * Rakı, a Turkish drink
 * Sambuca, a liqueur in Italy
 * Xtabentún, a liqueur from Mexico