[JCF]

Don't waste your money on the stuff that comes with the strainer unless you are guaranteed that bj.
I tried that (someone else bought the bottle) and it wasn't even close.
Wrong color, wrong taste, wrong buzz.
Better off buying some Ricarde or Pastis ( both are excellent tasting substitutes).

The stuff I had came from Spain . Also I believe you can still get it in north western Switz, in the area where the original "factories" were.