Homemade Pastis Batch #2 - Initial Maceration

Today I started on my second batch of homemade pastis.

Read about my previous one - stage#1, stage#2, stage#3 and stage#4. I used almost the same recipe as last time. Today's used...

500ml of 96% ethanol

15g star anise

15g aniseed

15g green fennel seeds

20g coriander seeds

5g calamus

5g melissa (lemon balm)

5g liquorice root

5g angelica

The main difference, though is that I bought a new grinder for the spices to get them a bit finer than I managed with my mortar and pestel last time.

The smell of the resulting botanical mix was amazing!

After a bit of a shake my brew is now macerating for the next 5 days. More anon!