@Mik said:
Artisan paint stripper is Grappa.
I went out with a girl back in high school who's dad was Italian, and he always had that stuff in the house. I never quite summoned up the courage to try it. He already thought I was in league with satan for obvious reasons, although to be fair once she dumped me he suddenly thought I was a good guy. He still didn't offer me the grappa.
If you think that stuff is brutal, you should try ouso, however I wouldn't use it as paint stripper out of sympathy for the paint.