I'm not sure this even qualifies as a cocktail, strictly speaking, but it has all the qualities you want from a good cocktail: delicious taste, subtly intoxicating effect, and a hint of decadent escapism, transporting you, for the space of an afternoon hour, to another world. In this case, the world you are transported to is a warm and glorious evening on a Greek island, sitting on a bar terrace, overlooking the Adriatic, with no concerns but what you should nibble while sipping your cloudy-white, licorice-flavored drink. We ate salami, cheese, olives, and wasabi chips. A more authentic choice would probably have been some sort of pickled squid dish, but it was still pretty great. (Of course, it helped that this particular February afternoon in Texas was unseasonably warm.)I read an article online about how all the ouzos you can buy Stateside are commercial crap that bear no relation to the real stuff for sale in Greece. This may well be true - neither of us has ever drunk real Ouzo in Greece (well, Sam may have had some in Crete when he was 21, but his memory is a little fuzzy and he's fairly sure it would have been commercial crap anyway) - but, well, in this case, ignorance is bliss, because it still tasted very nice to us.
- Nose: licorice
- Taste: licorice
- Looks: like you've dipped a paintbrush covered with white paint in a glass of water
- Goes with: big, fat Kalamata olives (and pickled squid, maybe)
- Rating: 8 out of 10
Verdict: A simple, easy ray of alcoholic sunshine. We'll definitely be drinking this again.
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