A quick tour of a favorite French tipple, Pastis. It was created to scratch the itch of the once banned Absinthe. How is it different? How should one drink it? Why does the word show up in some political circles? Click play, enjoy.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Society of Wine Educators: Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide, Nickles, J. (2020)

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails [Kindle Edition], Wondrich, D & Rothbaum, N., (2022)

Websites and Digital Document Files:

College of Europe [Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies]: ‘Pastis Power Europe’: An Assessment of the EU’s Actorness in International Investment Politics, Topete, P. D. (June 2016) http://aei.pitt.edu/85949/1/edp_6_2016_diaztopete.pdf

Eur LEX: Access to European Law, Annex 1 [Categories of Spirit Drinks], 26 [Pastis] & 27 [Pastis de Marseille], (15 August 2022) https://eur-https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/2022-08-15

France Today: Pass the Pastis - A History of France’s Second Favorite Drink (5 June 3013) https://francetoday.com/food-drink/wine_and_spirits/pass_the_pastis/?ssp=1&darkschemeovr=1&setlang=en&cc=US&safesearch=moderate

Politico: Pass the Pastis, says principled Pascal (26 February 2003) https://www.politico.eu/article/pass-the-pastis-says-principled-pascal/

Taste France Magazine: Everything You Need to Know about Pastis, Denig, V. https://www.tastefrance.com/magazine/article/everything-you-need-know-about-pastis

Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:

S8E4: Let’sAbsinthe https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/website/s8e4-lets-absinthe

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