Axia Extra Dry Mastiha 70 cl - Premium, Unsweetened White Spirit, 0.5% Sugar - 30% Less Calories than Vodka - Ideal for Cocktails and Tonic Serves

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Its palate with citrus and a dash of wood makes it a great spirit to enjoy neat over ice, I topped it with a slice of organic lemon. The long connection between the Royal Navy and rum can be traced back to 1655 and Vice-Admiral William Penn's expedition to the West Indies. Natural Process – For generations, the resin from the mastic tree has been harvested just once a year. It used to be worth its weight in gold during the Ottoman’s 300 year rule of Chios and generations of families continue to treasure and harvest the Mastic tree twice a year collecting resin crystals for use in food, medicine, and distilling.

The tears are washed three times and either packaged as is, ground into powder, or converted into mastic oil. I particularly like the creative packaging, with both the name and bottle paying homage to the spirit’s past traditions.The still-strength spirit is rested on site in stainless steel containers for several weeks to marry the flavors and develop a smooth character. I wimped out and asked for decaff – so a lovely dessert but without the subsequent wired after effects. If you want a European spirit that is, you’re better off with Becherovka, (Czech) But Axia soars at the heart of a Bloody Mary, as it’s core flavours blend well with horseradish, Sherry, tabasco etc. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Axia – Extra Dry Mastiha is a refreshing Mastiha spirit distilled in Greece from the resin of the enchanting gnarled Mastic tree.

For millennia, mastic resin has been extracted from the Mastiha tree and coveted and traded for its sweet floral scent, distinctive flavour and revered anti-oxidant healing qualities.The sap is milked and left to dry in the wind, forming crystals which are then blended with alcohol and twice distilled in a process that fuses traditional distillation in hand-crafted copper stills to produce a premium, extra dry and unsweetened white spirit. Mastiha, pronounced mas-ti-ka, is a Greek liquor seasoned with mastic resin from the island of Chios.

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