St. Germain elderflower eau de vie
http://www.stgermain.fr/index2.php
1-2oz of the liqueur + 5-6oz of sparkling mineral water or club soda = refreshing and tasty beverage.
It's light in both alcohol and sweetness and tastes like a particularly herby or spicy honey sweetened soda.
Other elderflower drink sources: Ikea sells a non alcoholic elderflower/simple syrup concentrate as well as a pre-diluted tetrapak'ed drink. It is also by accounts the defining characteristic of British sparkling wines, which I have yet to find or try.
Also,
Absinthe - it's showing up in liquor stores locally. Picked up a bottle of Pernod (their Absinthe, not Pastis) and after a few tastings, it is far more like alcoholic licorice candy than the complicated herby beverage I've had from other brands that are not imported to the US. Still interesting - the green to white louche effect is present and never gets old, but I'll have to try some of the other brands for the correct taste.
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