sambucas

Italian licorice liqueurs

Sambucas is the plural of sambuca, an Italian anise-flavored liqueur typically served as a digestif.

The drink is traditionally presented with three coffee beans floating on top, representing health, happiness, and prosperity.

Sambuca is often served con la mosca (with the fly)—the coffee beans—and sometimes ignited briefly before drinking: We ordered sambucas after dinner.

drink

liqueur

Sweetened flavored spirit

Italian · black · nightclub · bar · licorice · aperitif · cordial · elderflower · spirit · alcohol

nightlife

shots

Small poured drinks

  • clubOrganization with membership
  • partyGathering for celebration
  • barDrinking establishment

dancing · flaming · shooter · round · celebration · Friday · drinking · bartender · friends · nightclub

elderberry

elderflower

Bloom from elder shrub

plant · extract · syrup · medicinal · European · hedge · infusion · tincture · foraging · hedgerow

Opposites
flavor profile

sambucasvodkas

Neutral grain spirits

vodka · whiskey · whiskeys · bourbons · bourbon

beverage type

sambucaswater

Clear essential liquid

milk · coffee · tea · juice · soft drinks

sobriety

sambucaswaters

Bodies of liquid

coffees · teas · soft drinks · juices · non-alcoholic beverages

Family

sambuca

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G