anisette
noun
an·is·ette
ˌa-nə-ˈset 
-ˈzet
-ˈzet
: a usually colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed
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Flavors of black cherry, raspberry, cherry pipe tobacco, anisette, and dark chocolate are set into muscular tannins that gently coat the tongue and gums before drifting away.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
Gorgeous acidity and elegant tannins support flavors of raspberry, cranberry, dark chocolate, olive paste, crumbled sage, anisette, and a touch of rose petal.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
For this Swiss Russian writer, the thrill of sensation came in tasting cigarettes, anisette, and other bodies.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2023
Consistent spice aromas, especially clove, nutmeg, and anisette, alongside notes of dark chocolate, cedar, and pipe tobacco speak to the oak aging the wines received, while enticing flavors of cassis, purple plum, and black cherry are evidence of the hot and dry summer.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
Another friend, Rona Middleberg, a former N.Y.U. administrator who lives in the Village, loves the anisette toast.
—Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
My only strong piece of advice is to use real absinthe, and not try to cheat it with anisette or something—yes, absinthe is expensive, but one bottle will make several hundred cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2021
The flavors include black lava sea salt, anisette and cinnamon clove.
—Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 10 Nov. 2020
And then another, sometimes with a miniature of anisette.
—Rafael Alvarez, CNN, 27 Dec. 2020
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
Gorgeous acidity and elegant tannins support flavors of raspberry, cranberry, dark chocolate, olive paste, crumbled sage, anisette, and a touch of rose petal.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
For this Swiss Russian writer, the thrill of sensation came in tasting cigarettes, anisette, and other bodies.
—Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2023
Consistent spice aromas, especially clove, nutmeg, and anisette, alongside notes of dark chocolate, cedar, and pipe tobacco speak to the oak aging the wines received, while enticing flavors of cassis, purple plum, and black cherry are evidence of the hot and dry summer.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
Another friend, Rona Middleberg, a former N.Y.U. administrator who lives in the Village, loves the anisette toast.
—Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
My only strong piece of advice is to use real absinthe, and not try to cheat it with anisette or something—yes, absinthe is expensive, but one bottle will make several hundred cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2021
The flavors include black lava sea salt, anisette and cinnamon clove.
—Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 10 Nov. 2020
And then another, sometimes with a miniature of anisette.
—Rafael Alvarez, CNN, 27 Dec. 2020
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“Anisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anisette. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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