Anis del Toro

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Anis del Toro is an alcoholic drink that is dark in color and tastes like licorice. The name is Spanish for "The Bull's Anise". Anise is the herb that gives the drink its flavor.

The characters in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants" drink and discuss Anis del Toro.


Anis del Toro is the number one alcoholic aniseed drink in northern Spain, it was first produced in 1904 under the name Anis del Juliano or "Julian's Anise."