Talk:Apéritif and digestif/Archives/2013

Pastis

Surely most of the content after pastis is mentioned belongs in the pastis section? Interesting note about the sugar cube, though- have been served pastis in France (last year, before the riots) and this was never even mentioned! EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 23:24, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

It most likely does. I'm not sure if the drinking instructions are correct, it sounds like someone took the absinthe instructions. Pastis normally doesn't have any bitterness and is presweetened so a sugar cube seems a bit redundant. The water ratio seems quite high too, I've normally heard of pastis as being a much lower water ratio. -- Ari 23:28, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Ari, you are correct about the drinking instructions. Pastis is sometimes served with a few drops of water so that it becomes cloudy. It is not sweetened before drinking. Someone should find a source for drinking instructions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.74.29.197 (talk) 14:23, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Just kinda annoyed

about the "In France, drunk driving....etc" hardly seems relevant to the aperitif/digestif topics. anyways, seems a bit unfounded. even with citation, it really is not relevant, IMHOJoaquin Kline 12:58, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Only alcoholic?

Aren't there non-alcoholic aperitifs? --Galaxiaad 22:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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Main records

Which are the 'main records'? The only reference cited is

1. ^ Turismo Torino http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/curiosity/vermouth.htm

85.228.109.79 (talk) 00:01, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Attribution note

Some of the content in the article includes the merged stub Digestif. The two terms are so closely related that it makes little sense to leave the perma-stub of digestif hanging around when it can serve the readers much better to keep the two terms together in the same context. Plus many of the drinks described in the article are often interchangeably described as both apertifs and digestif. This allows the reader to see the technical differences and the many overlapping similarities in one article rather than needlessly having to click between the two. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 18:15, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

'Types' section confusing.

The 'Types' subheading would be clearer if differentiated into 'Types of Aperatifs' and 'Types of Digestifs'. As it stands, the two are simply lumped together, which is especially unfortunate gives as how many readers probably view this page hoping to learn the difference between the two.

There are also factual inaccuracies in this section. Cinzano is a type of vermouth, not a bitter; it is however listed with the latter. Also, in Italy, bitters are far more common as digestifs, not as aperatifs as is stated in the article.

There are also no references for this section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.74.29.197 (talk) 14:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Efficacy

The article doesn't include any information on the efficacy of apéritifs and digestifs in aiding digestion. I haven't found any scientific studies on the subject through casual searching, but if anyone knows of any, they could make informative references. Nick Number (talk) 17:16, 15 November 2010 (UTC)