Pastis

[joggerjayne]

I was wondering if I had anything that it was respectable to drink at this time in the afternoon

(as I sit here, looking wistfully out of the window, where absolutely everybody seems to be having fun except me)

The answer, of course, is Pastis!

If we lived in France, a Pastis at this time of day would almost be de rigueur.

(see what I did there, with that little bit of French)

I'm sure I can see France from here. Or maybe it's just where the horizon goes blurry.

Ooh, crikey, I've just noticed ... it's 45% ABV ... I thought it was about 20%.

Well, cheers, guys. Or ... Santé!

[stewey]

If it were 20% ABV, the horizon would be merely indistinct and not a complete blur.

[joggerjayne]

Okay okay ... I meant "indistinct"

lol

[coccinelle]

The French do top it up with water so I supoose it brings it down to the 20% mark... add some mint cordial it becomes a 'perroquet' or add some grenadine and it becomes a 'tomate'. Santé

[BlueToffee]

Enjoy, wish I was there to enjoy one with you!

[joggerjayne]

Well I have topped it up to a whole high ball of water.

I'm not going to drink neat pastis, lol. This is an afternoon drink ... not a hen night!

[joggerjayne]

Hi, Blue.

How are Everton getting on this season? Good start, I hope.

[Zacs-Master]

I believe a company has started making it in the South West.

Yes, it's a Cornish Pastis.

[BlueToffee]

Wel JJ, we haven't lost yet!

[stewey]

I like that, Zacs:)

[jno]

Cornish? That sounds like a pastiche to me.

Anyway, I think absinthe is prettier. That nice green. Makes the heart grow fonder and all that.

[joggerjayne]

Like the absinthe fairy in Moulin Rouge.

[BlueToffee]

Another one this afternoon perchance JJ? Could be the last opportunity for a while, if the weather breaks as forecast.