Pastis vs. Absinthe: What's the Difference?

A French liqueur flavored with anise or licorice, usually drunk as an apéritif.

A perennial aromatic Eurasian herb (Artemisia absinthium) in the composite family, naturalized in North America and having pinnatifid, silvery, silky leaves and numerous nodding flower heads. Also called wormwood.

A liqueur containing aniseed.

A green liquor having a bitter anise or licorice flavor and a high alcohol content, prepared from absinthe and other herbs, prohibited in many countries when containing thujone because of its alleged toxicity.

An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in color and containing no wormwood.

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

Similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood

(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

(color) A moderate yellow green. 88c641

(US) Sagebrush.

Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise