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There's some interesting chemistry going on here. I know pasis and Ouzio go cloudy because they contain an oil that dissolves in alcohol but not water. but what I've discovered is that with this particular essence the temperature is important too. Ifs mid winter here and the Pastis remains cloudy in...

SS reflux still not the super reflux

the 70% spirits was diluted correctly using an alcometer to verify the strength

What I really want to know is if there is a minmum alcohol strength you need for this essence - it could be the sweetener that's the problem tho

I have problems making the prestige Pastis - every time I mix it with spirit it turns milky in the bottle. I know that probably means I've waterd down my spirit too much but I do have an alcohol of about 37% which should be ok - the only other thing I use is liquid sweetener (Sugromax) because its a...

I've just tried this myself and have to agree - Its really close in flavour to ouzo and it even goes cloudy when you mix water with it. I used sugromax which is a liquid sweetener. I've tried using star anice in neutral spirit but it came out pretty awful in my opinion. You can't get the cloudy effe...

My 2 favorites

TS Aussie Gold
Prestige Aquivit
TS Triple Sec
TS Peach Schnaps
Prestige - Geneveressence (it might be just called gin now) - It can be diluted to 1.25 liters or else its too strong

I've tried various Bourbon essences and they re all awful - Trying wood chips at the moment