# The best anise spirits in the world

Ouzo, rakı, arak, pastis, sambuca and anís de Chinchón: the anise spirits of the Mediterranean and the Americas.

- 399 votes · 14 items
- Mar 25, 2019 · veggie.canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/3374/the-best-anise-spirits-in-the-world

## Top 14

1. **Ouzo** (31 · ▲38 ▼7) — The Greek aperitif that turns milky with water.
2. **Rakı** (31 · ▲35 ▼4) — Turkey's 'lion's milk', drunk with meze.
3. **Arak** (31 · ▲34 ▼3) — Levantine grape-and-anise spirit.
4. **Herbs de Majorca** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — Herb and anise liqueur from the Balearic Islands.
5. **Pastis** (24 · ▲25 ▼1) — Marseille's anise drink served with water and ice.
6. **Sambuca** (20 · ▲25 ▼5) — Italian anise liqueur, sometimes served with coffee beans.
7. **Anís de Chinchón** (19 · ▲23 ▼4) — Dry or sweet anise from the town of Chinchón, near Madrid.
8. **Absinthe** (17 · ▲23 ▼6) — The wormwood and anise spirit of 19th-century artists.
9. **Mastika** (16 · ▲20 ▼4) — Bulgarian anise spirit, drunk ice-cold.
10. **Portuguese anis** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — Anise with a sugar-crystallised aniseed stem in the bottle.
11. **Anisette** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — Sweet French anise liqueur.
12. **Anisette Cristal** (9 · ▲18 ▼9) — Algeria's classic anise drink.
13. **Xtabentún** (9 · ▲16 ▼7) — Mayan anise and honey liqueur from Yucatán.
14. **Colombian aguardiente** (7 · ▲14 ▼7) — Colombia's anise-flavoured cane spirit.

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