Strange taste in European liqueur (8)
I believe the answer is:
anisette
'liqueur' is the definition.
(anisette is a kind of liqueur)
'strange taste in european' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU**).
'taste'+'in'='tastein'
'tastein' anagrammed gives 'anisett'.
'anisett'+'e'='ANISETTE'
(Other definitions for anisette that I've seen before include "Strong-flavoured liqueur" , "[APERITIF]" , "Liqueur; tetanise (anag.)" , "Liquorice-flavoured liqueur" , "Liqueur with flavour of liquorice" .)