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24-10-2015, 10:11 AM
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Licorice Drinks

I send away for my moisturisers, and when the little package came the other day, they had put a free sample of a drink in for me.
It says on the satchet - "Three Licorice - a sweet song of nourishing organic licorice from Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Egypt."
You have to infuse it in freshly boiled water for at least 5 minutes.

Not sure if I fancy it or not. Has anyone ever drunk licorice?
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24-10-2015, 10:24 AM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

How strange, Mups, I would not have thought of making licorice into a drink. I have had licorice cheese - but I was in Pontefract at the time!

Do let us know what it is like.
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24-10-2015, 10:30 AM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

Pernod and Ouzo are both licorice flavoured. I think a warm version would be rather nice. And it is supposed to be good for the digestion, I think.
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24-10-2015, 10:44 AM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

Originally Posted by orangutan ->
Pernod and Ouzo are both licorice flavoured. I think a warm version would be rather nice. And it is supposed to be good for the digestion, I think.
I used to drink Pernod and i would have said it was more aniseed flavour? But i've just now checked and it does say Licorice...
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24-10-2015, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Suzuki Sue ->
I used to drink Pernod and i would have said it was more aniseed flavour? But i've just now checked and it does say Licorice...
Aniseed and licorice taste pretty much the same, so I guess it doesn't really matter.
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24-10-2015, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by orangutan ->
Aniseed and licorice taste pretty much the same, so I guess it doesn't really matter.
But hey what beautiful drinks they make
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24-10-2015, 11:13 AM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

I love the flavour of licorice/aniseed ( Absinthe is anther drink which has this flavour )

I would not drink your sample though Mups

It says on the satchet - "Three Licorice - a sweet song of nourishing organic licorice from Kazakhstan, Pakistan & Egypt."
...it could contain all number of things
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24-10-2015, 11:14 AM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

Originally Posted by Meg ->
I love the flavour of licorice/aniseed ( Absinthe is anther drink which has this flavour )

I would not drink your sample though Mups

...it could contain all number of things
That crossed my mind too, Meg.

(Pastisse is another drink with similar flavour.)
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24-10-2015, 01:33 PM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

I love Liquorice Allsorts and used to eat lots of them until I read black liquorice is bad for your heart and can cause high blood pressure.
Liquorice drink? Yuk! Thanks but no thanks!!
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24-10-2015, 01:41 PM
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Re: Licorice Drinks

Originally Posted by orangutan ->
Pernod and Ouzo are both licorice flavoured. I think a warm version would be rather nice. And it is supposed to be good for the digestion, I think.
They're both Anise-flavoured orangutan but pastis has liqorice flavouring and so does Ouzo.

I got plastered on a Greek ship off Dubai once.

I had to check-out a boiler repair for them with ultrosonics a dye penetrants and it only took a short while but they insisted on giving me a meal and a drink - or three - and it was Ouzo.

I was poured of the gangplank onto the crew boat two hours later and cannot remember anything else to this day! stevmk2
 
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