AboutPaul Wagner Expertise I have spent most of my adult life eating and drinking throughout the world, and can usually remember some of it!
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Past/Present clients Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Company, The Court of Master Sommeliers, Constellation Wines, The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Vinitaly, Napa County Agricultural Commissioner.
Expert: Paul Wagner Date: 6/30/2008 Subject: Cointreau - Anisette?
Question I have an unopened bottle of Anisette made by the Cointreau distillery in Pennington, NJ under the formula specified by Cointreau, Angers, France. My internet search has yielded no significant information. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Answer Hi Kurt
This is a fairly alcoholic liqueur based on anise, or licorice. It's a favorite aperitif in France, and is bottled in other countries as well. Usually served in a tall glass, with only an ounce of Anisette...then you add ice water, which not only dilutes the alcohol, but also turns the whole thing a sort of opaque white. Very cool.
Distilled spirits like this last forever--the alcohol levels are so high that they don't change much at all. But that also means that they don't improve with age. You bottle should taste pretty much the way it tasted when it was bottled--and it probably worth about what a current bottling sells for today.
