What Separates Sambuca From Ouzo? - Chowhound

5ph/Getty Images Alcohols turn to a wide variety of ingredients for flavor. And especially in Europe, a common flavoring is anise. Whether it's the star anise fruit, or the seeds of the Pimpinella anisum plant, it's the contained herbaceous oil that melds with booze so well. Absinthe — which needs to be drunk with a slotted spoon — is an especially famed take on the style, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.…