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Bitter Anise, The Slanted Door , San Francisco
© Frances Janisch

Bitter Anise

Contributed by Cocktails 2006
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  • SERVINGS: Makes 1 drink

The Slanted Door • San Francisco

The bartenders here are sticklers for using natural ingredients. They make this drink with raw organic sugar and Reed's Original Ginger Brew, a...

  1. 4 ounces chilled ginger ale
  2. Ice
  3. 1 ounce Pastis
  4. Dash of Peychaud's Bitters
  5. 2 teaspoons sugar
  6. 1/2 lemon, cut into pieces
  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lemon pieces with the sugar. Add the pastis, bitters and ice and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with the ginger ale.