Lime and minty freshness with gin's botanical complexity along with subtle but assertive anise notes. Appropriately, the finished drink has an almost pearl-like...
My notes from two years ago said there was too much pastis. Made this again today, cutting the pastis down to 5 ml and subbing the rich simple with homemade spearmint syrup... It tastes like a subtly mintier South Side. The pastis is mellow at first, slowly blooms sip over sip... It's alright, but I think I'd prefer and absinthe rinse to the pastis. What do you think?