Uzo Skenderbeu - Albanian OuzoThe creation of ouzo is made from a precise combination of pressed grapes and herbs and berries. It begins as alcohol made from grape skins or other local produce. It is then brought together with herbs and other ingredients, including star anise, coriander, cloves, angelica root, licorice, mint, wintergreen, fennel, hazelnut and even cinnamon and lime blossom. The mixture is boiled in a copper still, regulated by a taster.
The resulting liquid is cooled and stored for several months before it is diluted to about 80 proof, or 40 per cent alcohol.
it is usually served as an aperitif, but is also used in some mixed drinks and cocktails.When mixing Ouzo with water it will turn whitish and opaque. The reason is that the anise oil dissolves and becomes invisible when mixed with a usual alcohol content, but as soon as the alcohol content is reduced, the essential oils transform into white crystals, which you cannot see through.
it is usually served as an aperitif, but is also used in some mixed drinks and cocktails.When mixing Ouzo with water it will turn whitish and opaque. The reason is that the anise oil dissolves and becomes invisible when mixed with a usual alcohol content, but as soon as the alcohol content is reduced, the essential oils transform into white crystals, which you cannot see through.
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