Roots Mastic Chios 750 ml

Roots Mastic is a Greek liqueur flavored with mastiha, the aromatic resin harvested from mastic trees grown almost exclusively on the island of Chios — a product so tied to its origin it holds EU protected designation status. The resin gives the liqueur a distinctive piney, slightly sweet, faintly medicinal character unlike anything in Western spirits, traditionally sipped as a digestif after a Greek meal. It pours clear to pale, with a nose of pine and anise-adjacent spice and a smooth, herbal palate. This is a specialty bottle for anyone curious about Mediterranean liqueurs beyond the usual amaro or limoncello lineup.

How to drink Roots Mastic

Serve it well chilled or over ice as a digestif after a meal — the cold tempers the resin's intensity and lets the piney aromatics come through cleanly. It's traditionally sipped on its own rather than mixed into cocktails.

HerbalChios, Greece