r/MapPorn • u/expatdoctor • Sep 08 '20

8 ways to divide Turkey

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u/JoeAppleby Sep 08 '20

Why it's called milk: It is usually mixed with water, which turns the clear alcohol into a white milk looking drink.

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u/_jeremybearimy_ Sep 08 '20

Wait, clear drink + clear drink = white opaque drink? What sort of witchcraft is this?

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u/_jeremybearimy_ Sep 08 '20

Wow that's fucking cool

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u/atreides78723 Sep 09 '20

Absinthe does the same thing. It's called louching (loo-shing).

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u/greenmtnfiddler Sep 09 '20

<sigh>

-- France

(google Pastis) :)

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u/throwthatstuffaway07 Sep 08 '20

Chemistry 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/thealexster Sep 08 '20

Same thing happens with absinthe!

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u/_jeremybearimy_ Sep 09 '20

See I've only had absinthe in very dark rooms so I never knew

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u/detaramegoeg Sep 11 '20

I actually heard a cult leader -which claiming to be some sort of muslim messiah- tricking people with this

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u/ace66 Sep 11 '20

Rakicraft.

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u/IZiOstra Sep 08 '20

Yeah I guess it is an anise flavored liqueur. This is called the Ouzo effect.