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P PalmtreePat Tiki Socialite Los Angeles, CA Joined: Oct 07, 2014 Posts: 360	P PalmtreePat Posted posted on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 1:13 PM On 2016-01-31 09:46, arriano wrote: So if you received my little booklet, you may have noticed that for the Dr. Funk recipe it lists Ojen as an ingredient, and that I note Ojen is no longer available. However, recently two different companies are making Ojen again. A Belgian company, La Finca Giralda is making it, and I think they're actually making it in Ojen, Spain: http://aguardienteojen.worldofgalina.com/ Also, Sazarac is making a version: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/dining/ojen-liqueur.html?_r=0 I don't know the availability of either beyond their immediate production areas (or how close either product is to the original), but you might want to make a note in the book that it's now available. "I am Lono!" -- Hunter S. Thompson [ Edited by: arriano 2016-01-31 09:47 ] Can anyone tell me more about Ojen? What exactly differentiates it from other anise-liquers?

On 2016-01-31 09:46, arriano wrote:
So if you received my little booklet, you may have noticed that for the Dr. Funk recipe it lists Ojen as an ingredient, and that I note Ojen is no longer available.

However, recently two different companies are making Ojen again.

A Belgian company, La Finca Giralda is making it, and I think they're actually making it in Ojen, Spain:
http://aguardienteojen.worldofgalina.com/

Also, Sazarac is making a version:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/dining/ojen-liqueur.html?_r=0

I don't know the availability of either beyond their immediate production areas (or how close either product is to the original), but you might want to make a note in the book that it's now available.

"I am Lono!" -- Hunter S. Thompson

[ Edited by: arriano 2016-01-31 09:47 ]

Can anyone tell me more about Ojen? What exactly differentiates it from other anise-liquers?

Post #758174 by PalmtreePat on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 1:13 PM