Possible Clues:

• In a nutshell what do I do given early start? Drink!
• A compiler from Bangor stopped early for a drink
• Flavorer for an espresso shot
• Strange taste in European liqueur
• Sambuca cousin
• Bouillabaisse flavorer
• Perhaps it's eaten as an aperitif
• What might be drunk in estaminet, Frenchman conceded
• It's eaten? Not normally -- it's drunk
• Nothing short of a nutty sweet 16