Anís (liquour)

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Licor de anís, or simply anís, is the Spanish word for anisette liqueur, a colorless alcoholic beverage that tastes somewhat like licorice.

Anís del Mono is the trade-mark of a popular anisette liqueur made in Spain. The name is Spanish for "The Monkey's Anisette." Anise is the herb that gives the drink its flavor. It is the number-one alcoholic aniseed drink in Spain and is also beloved in Latin America. It was first produced in 1904 under the trade-mark name Anís del Juliano or "Julian's Anisette."

Characters in Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises and short story "Hills Like White Elephants" drink and discuss Anís del Toro—'Bull's Anisette', clearly the bullfight-loving Hemingway's pun or joke on the original.

Anis Mico is the label of the most popular anisette liqueur elaborated in Mexico.

In Puerto Rico an Anís Gorila is produced.