Fuck all the gods...

[Palinka (RIP)]

...but I fucking love Pastis.

Discuss, here. Or just not bother.

[GSG]

Is that the one you said tastes like sherbet?

[Palinka (RIP)]

Is that the one you said tastes like sherbet?

Dear gods, no; sweet child. It is the one that tastes like very hell itself...

[Mr. Viking]

Pastis was the first liqueur I ever bought, and for that reason it is special to me. I can never find stuff that tastes as good as that litre I got from an Aldi in Fontaine du Vaucluse. I find the pernodto be a bit sickly or something like that. Can't remember drinking Ricard while still able to taste. I really need to go back to France some time

[Mr. Viking]

I put it in a hip flask and went out golfing with a friend. I smoked some "cigarillos Wildes" which are great small cigars that seem to be sold anywhere I go in Europe but I never see here. When we were picked up by my mum she was a bit suspicious as Ryan had very red eyes. He blamed it on hayfever. He has also never been able to find a pastis he liked as much.

[Zippy]

Pastis is good but good Absinthe is the real thing.

[Palinka (RIP)]

Pastis is good but good Absinthe is the real thing.

Umm...Isn't that a bit like comparing Scotch and Bourbon?

[Zippy]

no, more like comparing Arak and Raki. Absinthe and pastis are both Anise based. Pastis became a popular substitute after the ban on Absinthe.

I do like the idea of fucking all the gods. Seems only right.

[Palinka (RIP)]

You are correct, my metaphor was wrong.

As far as the rest; well, so do I.

I am, and always have been, an equal opportunities athiest.

Q'Apla, Zippy!

[peetie44]

I've managed to avoid drinking Pastis my whole life...thanks to this thread, I now feel compelled to at least try it.

[Mr. Viking]

it's like sugary absinthe. It's served quite cold with water added to taste, and sometimes over ice I think, in a tall, fairly slim glass. Very refreshing if it's sunny

[Palinka (RIP)]

I've managed to avoid drinking Pastis my whole life...now, thanks to this thread, I now feel compelled to at least try it.

Don't get taken in by big brands like Ricard or Pernod, and ask for Pastis de Marseille; it's usually the one with the most ABV - L'Estaque is a good one.

I hope that you have a good time sampling and I'll look forward to hearing about your experience with devil pastis.