aniseedy

Definitions

1. Resembling or characteristic of aniseed.
   informal
2. Flavoured or treated with aniseed.
   informal

Examples

“Boldly she drained her glass, too, in one gulp. For a second or so, nothing happened but a curious aniseedy taste⟳ as the liquor slipped over her palate, but then, suddenly, it was as if an incendiary bomb had burst⟳ in her throat and sent white fire racing down every channel of her body.”

“This recipe uses Metaxa, the softly caramelly Greek brandy, together with its compatriot, aniseedy ouzo, for a thoroughly Mediterranean experience⟳.”

“Raki is an aniseedy liquor, usually taken with meze.”

“At the back of the 4x4, the poet was mixing a maroon liquid from a medicine bottle with sherry in a row of little shot glasses on the lid of a biscuit tin. ‘This gentleman first!’ Whitby laughed. I swallowed mine and as the rich aniseedy liquor coated my oesophagus, I knew nothing could terrify me more than the thought of the life I’d led – and failed to lead⟳.”

“There’s an appropriately good stock⟳ of Ricard and other aniseedy liquor, served at the elegant zinc bar, open⟳ late during summer months.”

“They continued to play⟳ Criticality as they ate, and sipped at the aniseedy liquor that was provided.”

“I normally make⟳ this with lemon, but it is also good with fragrant mandarins, which work⟳ well with aniseedy ouzo.”

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