Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces distilled beverages. The company's eponymous products, Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis, are both anise-flavoured liqueurs and are often referred to simply as Pernod or Ricard. The company also produces several other types of pastis.After the banning of absinthe, Pernod Ricard was created from the Pernod Fils company, which had produced absinthe.