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Mauresque

Fun Fact 💡

Popular in the South of France, the Pastis and water mixture turns cloudy due to the oils in the anise reacting to the water, a process called louching.

Base: Pastis
Complexity: Easy
Flavor: Sweet
Season: Summer
Ingredients 🍋
  • 1.5 oz (45 mL) Pastis
  • 0.5 oz (15 mL) Orgeat Syrup
  • 4 oz (120 mL) Cold Water
  • Ice
Instructions 📜
  1. 1

    Pour Pastis and Orgeat syrup into a chilled glass.

  2. 2

    Add cold water and ice.

  3. 3

    Stir gently until the mixture turns a cloudy, opalescent yellow-white.