[Sca-cooks] Items of Possible Interest

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jul 16, 2006, at 9:48 PM, Adele de Maisieres wrote:

> Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:
>
>> On Jul 16, 2006, at 9:01 PM, Laura C. Minnick wrote:
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>>> Of course, the only blender drink that I like is a margarita. Given
>>> the
>>> choice, I'd much rather have ouzo.
>>>
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>> Ouzo, as in, a glass of ouzo? Eee-ew. I mean, if you're going to do
>> that, there's Pernod or Pastis Ricard.
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> I say yeeeeccchhh to all of that.  They're like drinking a bag of  
> black
> jelly beans dissolved in rubbing alcohol.
>
> -- 
> Adele de Maisieres

That sounds a little extreme, frankly. I'm not complaining about the  
quality of these beverages, and they can be used in small quantities  
as after-dinner cordials (well, some people like them), and even  
better as a seasoning under the right circumstances (Ricard is  
flavored with fennel, and a splash is great in fish dishes). I'm just  
not a fan of drinking them straight up, or in any quantity.

But I'm wondering where the rubbing alcohol reference comes in. Is  
the alcohol in them any worse than the alcohol in, say, Triple-Sec?  
There are probably versions of anise liqueurs comparable to Grand  
Marnier in quality.

Adamantius