How to make Ouzo

[MeatyPortion]

Well, actually this is the best I could find:

1/2 cup water
1/8 cup sugar
1/2 tsp chopped and dried angelica root
touch of mace
3 1/2 tsp anise extract
2 cups pure grain alcohol
1 cup water

Make a simple syrup with water and sugar. Add angelica root and mace. Allow to cool, then add alcohol, anise extract and water. Give it a good share. Age for 1 week and then strain into clean bottles. Allow an additional month for aging


I'm hoping someone reading this either has a recipe that they've tried or knows of a workable recipe.

 

[bernerbrau]

Isn't ouzo distilled? I'm usually pretty leery of any hard liquor recipe that calls for grain alcohol to sidestep the distillation and aging process...

 

[MeatyPortion]

I'm pretty sure it is, like I said: this recipe was all I could find on Google, and it ain't much.

 

[summersolstice]

Did you check Wikipedia? It seems they have all the details you need. I know extracts are easy and they seem to be very popular but why use them when the real thing produces much better results?

 

[MeatyPortion]

Actually, that's the one place I didn't look. Thanks a bunch.