I just bought a bottle of ouzo and I remembered something I have wanted to ask and always forget, why is it when you add water to all the Lycras drinks ( pastis , perno , ouzo ) the color changes to milky white.
When water or ice is added to ouzo, which is clear in color, it turns milky white; this is because anethole the essential oil of anise is soluble in alcohol but not water. Diluting the spirit causes it to separate creating an emulsion, whose fine droplets scatter the light.
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