Greek Drink

Keltin · May 2, 2009

Any of you world travelers ever come across this? It’s a Greek drink, tastes strong of licorice, and even stronger of alcohol. Will knock your **** in the dirt. Interesting drink.

Hooked up with my Mom tonight on their way to Canada, and they gave this and a bunch of other stuff to me. Anyone heard of it?

It's wild. It comes in an aluminum container with a plastic screw top.

BamsBBQ · May 2, 2009

have come across it many times just different packaging

same thing as Pernod, Sambucca and Arak

Keltin · May 2, 2009

BamsBBQ said:
have come across it many times just different packaging

same thing as Pernod, Sambucca and Arak

Does it all taste like licorice?

BamsBBQ · May 2, 2009

yup..its all anise based

Keltin · May 2, 2009

BamsBBQ said:
yup..its all anise based

Wild! And uh......it's STRONG! :yum:

Fishbum · May 3, 2009

From the dregs of Greek wine and distilled or so my Greek friends tell me. Powerful like gasoline. Not quite the poop or flavor of tequila..which I am drinking now.

Keltin · May 3, 2009

Can you run your car or lawnmower on it? This stuff is rough!!! :yum:

RobsanX · May 3, 2009

It's fairly common, but I've only seen it in glass bottles...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouzo

Renfro Jones · May 3, 2009

Very good drink, massages the brain to a very comfortable state....

lilylove · May 3, 2009

LOLOLOL!! I'm married to a Greek! Yep, I've seen it... tasted it... spit it out. YUCK!
YUCK! YUCK!!

BUT, it's not as yucky as RAKI... Made from grape leaves and skins... (we got drunk, with a Greek priest one night in Crete, took ONE shot and I was giggling and feeling guilty Raki brought the Good Catholic girl out in me! lol)

And Ozo is better than Resinga (sp) another Greek wine, this one is make out of tree pitch and tastes like it too

Greeks know how to cook... but their booze leaves something to be desired.

simplicity · May 3, 2009

lilylove said:
Greeks know how to cook... but their booze leaves something to be desired.

I agree with that. I love Greek food. When I was in Greece I drank that awful ouzo daily. Seemed like a good idea at the time. After I left I never drank another drop. I still love the food though.

BamsBBQ · May 3, 2009

simplicity said:
I agree with that. I love Greek food. When I was in Greece I drank that awful ouzo daily. Seemed like a good idea at the time. After I left I never drank another drop. I still love the food though.

time to highjack Keltins thread a little..lol

some of my favorite restaurants in the world are in Houston...oh i miss the food there

Deadly Sushi · May 3, 2009

Ouzo is expensive from what I remember.

Fisher's Mom · May 3, 2009

I remember thinking Ouzo tasted nasty but everything's fuzzy after that so it must pack a real wallop.

simplicity · May 3, 2009

BamsBBQ said:
time to highjack Keltins thread a little..lol

some of my favorite restaurants in the world are in Houston...oh i miss the food there

Yes, we do have some excellent restaurants. We had a couple of Greek ones on Clinton Drive, near Gate 8 on the Ship Channel. It got rowdy at night, a time when I avoided it. Now and then I'd take friends there for lunch. It was a crime ridden area but the food in these shabby little places was glorious.

Fisher's Mom · May 3, 2009

simplicity said:
Yes, we do have some excellent restaurants. We had a couple of Greek ones on Clinton Drive, near Gate 8 on the Ship Channel. It got rowdy at night, a time when I avoided it. Now and then I'd take friends there for lunch. It was a crime ridden area but the food in these shabby little places was glorious.

OMG, I know the restaurants you are talking about! I used to dance at one of them.

simplicity · May 4, 2009

Fisher's Mom said:
OMG, I know the restaurants you are talking about! I used to dance at one of them.

That's funny! One was the Athens, the other was the Acropolis. Are you a belly dancer?

QSis · May 4, 2009

Good luck, Keltin, LOL!

I hate Ouzo.

For people who do love it too much, the hangover is horrible.

Lee

simplicity · May 4, 2009

QSis said:
Good luck, Keltin, LOL!

Some things may look different in print than the writer intended them.
FM and I are familiar with the same two restaurants. They both had belly dancers. To me belly dancing is an art form to be celebrated. It takes a lot of practise and discipline to be good at it. That's why I asked FM.

Keltin · May 4, 2009

QSis said:
Good luck, Keltin, LOL!

I hate Ouzo.

For people who do love it too much, the hangover is horrible.

Lee

I couldn't get past the first swig! I really don't like licorice, so I'm not a big fan of anise. But I do like the "bottle" this stuff comes in. :yum:

Keltin · May 4, 2009

Fisher's Mom said:
I remember thinking Ouzo tasted nasty but everything's fuzzy after that so it must pack a real wallop.

On the bottle, it says that it is 42% alcohol! :w00t:

When I took a drink, I tasted licorice and then was assaulted by the alcohol. Whew! :lol:

BamsBBQ · May 4, 2009

i got drunk on that ONCE...lol

never again but yah it is a cook bottle Keltin

lifesaver91958 · May 4, 2009

I've seen it advertised in magazines bit i know nothing about it.

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