On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:37:42 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>The Ranger > wrote:
>
>>Steve Pope > wrote in message
>
>>> At a restaurant recently I had a glass of Gentiane, something
>>> I've never tried before. It was interesting and unusual
>>> and I can't really decribe it. This gentiane was clear,
>>> in the manner of an eau-de-vie.
>
>>> Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer this particular
>>> pour came from.
>
>>I just searched Beltramo's site and then Bevmo's with no hits
>>(not that they're complete on all-things-alcoholic). I then
>>plugged in the word to Yahoo! and came up with
>>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiane.
>
>>Could it have been a digestif?
>
>It was in the style of an eau-de-vie, and was listed with
>other eaux-de-vie on the drinks menu. I usually think of digestifs
>as lower alcohol, colored rather than clear, and made from
>a mix of ingredients.
>
>This was in London (at Arbutus, a fine restaraurant incidentally).
>
>It would not surprise me if the stuff is unavailable in
>the U.S., or possibly even banned like absinthe once was.

Perhaps you'll find the gentiane you had listed he

http://gentian.rutgers.edu/ethno_drink.htm