I love the scent of fennel, anise, and licorice; I think that’s really good. I remember when I was in high school, liking the smell of this Greek anise-flavored liquor called ouzo.
— Boy Smells co-founder Matthew Herman, on a smell he likes that others don't. Read more in The Co-Founder of Boy Smells on a Few More Scents You Should Sniff at The Cut.
More for Matthew Herman then. I had it when I was in Turkey and it just about burnt a trail of holes from my esophagus to my stomach ?. Maybe I drank too quickly?
I don’t know! Might depend on the alcohol content and I don’t know enough about ouzo to know how much it varies. I have usually had it diluted with ice and water, like pastis.
If it was clear rather than milky/cloudy when you drank it, you were probably drinking it straight.
It was milky / cloudy and it’s called Raki. Perhaps it is not ouzo after all but it is definitely a Greek drink.