Anise drinks is a family of alcoholic beverages with defining characteristics such as:
- Strong flavour of anise
- High concentration of alcohol
- Crystallization and colour changing when mixed with other liquids (ouzo effect)
Varieties include:
- Absinthe, a drink popular throughout Europe
- Aguardiente (only Colombian Aguardiente)
- Anis, popular in Spain. Two varieties: "seco" or dry and "dulce" which is more sweet.
- Arak, the traditional alcoholic beverage of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine) as well as Iraq and Egypt
- Areqe, a traditional grain alcoholic beverage of Ethiopia
- Ouzo, a Greek aperitif
- Pastis, an apéritif in France
- Rakı, a Turkish drink
- Sambuca, a liqueur in Italy
- Xtabentún, a liqueur from Mexico