Licorice Sticks

Sambuca is back for an encore, only now without coffee to mellow down its anise quality. This cocktail is like a more grown-up version of the White Chocolate Soda in the fat-washed chapter; it’s equally easy to make and tastes like it has much less alcohol than it does. Here, we cut the sweetness of the sambuca a little with a drop of food-grade black pepper oil. Fun fact: Black pepper oil has been scientifically proven to help people quit smoking! Not onl