▁the ▁water , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁cry st all ization ▁of ▁the ▁an eth ole ▁in ▁the ▁past is ). ▁However , ▁many ▁past is ▁drink ers ▁decl ine ▁to ▁add ▁ice , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁drink ▁the ▁be verage ▁with ▁cool ▁spring ▁water . ▁ ▁Although ▁consum ed ▁throughout ▁France , ▁past is ▁is ▁generally ▁associated ▁with ▁sout he astern ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁particularly ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Marse ille , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁nick named ▁Past aga , ▁and ▁with ▁such ▁cl ich és ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ven ç al ▁l ifest yle ▁as ▁p ét an que . ▁▁ 1 3 0   mill ion ▁lit res ▁are ▁sold ▁each ▁year ▁( more ▁than ▁two ▁lit res ▁per ▁inhab it ant ▁in ▁France ). ▁ ▁Chem istry ▁Past is ▁be ver ages ▁become ▁cloud y ▁when ▁dil uted ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁an ise - based . ▁Such ▁be ver ages ▁contain ▁o ils ▁called ▁ter pen es , ▁which ▁are ▁sol ub le ▁in ▁an ▁a que ous ▁solution ▁that ▁contains ▁ 3 0 % ▁eth an ol ▁or ▁more ▁by ▁volume . ▁When ▁the ▁solution ▁is ▁dil uted ▁to ▁below ▁ 3 0 % ▁eth an ol , ▁the ▁ter pen es ▁become ▁ins ol ub le ; ▁this ▁causes ▁a ▁cloud y ▁precip itate ▁to ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁solution . ▁The ▁same ▁chem istry ▁causes ▁abs int he ▁to ▁go ▁cloud y ▁when ▁dil uted . ▁ ▁C ock t ails ▁Among ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁co