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Flavour Analysis

Anise brings together emphatic sweet aroma, sugar, alcohol and violet, all at once. A balsam note adds piney aroma. A cinnamon note contributes fragrant spiciness, and honey and camphor notes give the profile a finish that moves from the familiar to the unexpected.

Dominant Flavour Families

Spice
Sweet
Floral
Herbal / Herbaceous
Vegetal

Flavour profile of anise

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Fennelly

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Anise

FennellySpice

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Sweet, liquorice-like aromatic notes typical of fennel. Strong in anise.

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