Pastis
⏳ Drinking Window
Best served chilled as a classic French apéritif, diluted with five parts still, ice-cold water over fresh ice cubes.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic apéritif service with 5 volumes of iced water, or in a Mauresque cocktail with orgeat syrup; pairs alongside green Provençal olives, salted almonds, and tapenade on toasted baguette.
✨ Technical Specifications
Compounded from neutral agricultural alcohol, this traditional French pastis incorporates anethole extracted from star anise, natural licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) macerates, and a selection of aromatic botanical distillates. It remains unaged, preserving intense herbal freshness, and undergoes cold filtration before bottling. When diluted with chilled water, the natural essential oils spontaneously emulsify to create the classic milky louche effect alongside notes of sweet licorice, fennel, and herbaceous spice.
🍾 About the Producer
Lidanis is a proprietary private-label spirits brand created for and distributed through the European supermarket network of Lidl. Crafted in France—primarily produced by the industrial bottling and spirits specialist Slaur Sardet based in Le Havre, Normandy—Lidanis serves as an accessible entry in the traditional category of French aniseed apéritifs. Rather than originating from a single artisanal estate or terroir-bound micro-distillery, the brand relies on standardized, large-scale industrial compounding and distillation techniques designed to deliver consistent, consumer-friendly profile characteristics. The recipe centers on neutral agricultural alcohol infused with star anise-derived anethole, licorice root extract, caramel coloring, and aromatic herbs. The flagship expression, Lidanis Pastis (typically bottled at 40% to 45% ABV), displays classic licorice sweetness, bold herbal aniseed, and the quintessential louche effect when diluted with cold water, functioning as an everyday apéritif.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Neutral agricultural alcohol, Star Anise, Licorice
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
40%