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सौंफ़ वाली स्पिरिट्सAnise & Herbal Spirits↳ from Lesbos, Greece
Greece's anise spirit. Adding water turns it cloudy white (the 'louche effect').
With water and ice, alongside mezedes (small plates).
For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
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