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Spirits & Cocktails

How to Acquire a So-Called Acquired Taste

Pastis and tapenade are a perfect pairing for the warm days ahead. You just don't know it yet, but trust me, you'll love it.

Jason Wilson
Mar 15, 2023
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I would love for you to believe that I’ve always been the sort of person who enjoys pastis on a warm spring day, under a Mediterranean sky, sipping and nibbling on tapenade in between games of pétanque and drags of Gauloises cigarettes. But the reality is I’ve only come to appreciate the challenging flavors of pastis as I’ve grown older. But now that I …

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