Sambuca is another delicious example. Made from anise, aniseed, or star anise, as well as elderflowers, sugar, and other herbs and spices on occasion, sambuca has a sweet, licorice flavor with ...

On Dec. 14, Sambuca, 909 Texas, closed with little notice. The 26-year run saw the Dallas-area import through years of success before downtown’s reputation as an epicenter of nightlife dwindled.