Syrups (Non-Alcoholic) to Mix with Pastis

A couple of my classmates hail from Marseille, in the south of France, home of pastis, the anise-flavored liqueur that is mixed with water for an explosive aperitif! (At 90 proof, you don't want to drink too many before dinner.)

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They gave me some hints about syrups that you could mix with pastis to make some delicious and sweeter cocktails. With orgeat, an almond-flavored sweet liqueur, you can make a Mauresque. There are others, but I'll leave it to you to check the link below to find out what you can make with pastis.

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Because of its strong, distinctive flavor, pastis doesn't make the best mixer like vodka. But there are some interesting combinations listed there.

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Price of almond liquor orgeat at gourmet boutique: 4,20 EUR ($5.80)

Price of mint syrup at Lidl discount supermarket: 0,98 EUR ($1.30)

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LINK:

Cocktails recipes using pastis are available at the following link:

http://www.1001cocktails.com/cocktails/categorie-recettes-Cocktails-au-Pernod.html

On this home page there are also a number of other cocktails using Calvados and other hard-to-find (in the US) liquors and eaux-de-vie.