When I was working on the Scandinavian issue of Swallow Magazine, James (Casey, the editor) told me about a sort of home brew he found over there, made by dissolving double-salted black liquorice in grain alcohol, or vodka. And then he brought out a bottle he'd smuggled back. It was inky-black, sweet-salty-anise-y, and strong—one of those things that make you vomit and then crave. In other words, addictive. I can imagine the Brothers Grimm writing those fairytales about the bleeding loaves of bread while under the influence of this stuff. 

Last weekend, someone gave me a tub of double-salted black liquorice, which makes me want to vomit, even before the alcohol goes in, so there was nothing to do but buy a half gallon of Georgi and dump it in. I'll get back to you in a few weeks with its progress.