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

Product Information

Pour Axia into a chilled tall glass, add ice cubes, and top with pink grapefruit soda and a squeeze of lime juice. Axia in Greek means ‘value’ or ‘worth’ and the coiled snake around the striking bottle recognises the island of Chios, also known as “Snake Island”.

We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. There’s a long history of mastiha in Chios, the crystals were rumoured to be used as an antidote to snake bites while in Ancient Greece they were so precious they were even used as currency. The still-strength spirit is rested on site in stainless steel containers for several weeks to marry the flavors and develop a smooth character. Pronounced “Mas – teek – ah”, it is a spirit distilled from the resin of the mastiha tree, found on the Greek island of Chios. oz Axia into a chilled wine glass, add ice cubes and top up with 5 oz Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic.With less calories per serve than vodka and gin, Axia keeps the unique characteristics of mastiha, but with additional velvety flavour notes of bergamot and cypress. It is reserved for a spirit produced in Greece using mastic resin exclusively from the island of Chios. The island, the fifth largest Greek island in the Aegean, is situated just off the coast of Turkey and is separated from the Anatolian mainland by the Chios Channel. Ouzo is an alcoholic beverage flavored primarily with anise and smaller quantities of fruits and herbs.

Axia Extra Dry Mastiha 70cl is a premium, 40% ABV spirit distilled from the resin of the mastiha tree, a gnarled and twisted evergreen found clutching to the hillsides of Chios, Greece.

A beautiful expression of the unique characteristics of Mastiha, but with additional velvety flavour notes of bergamot and cypress, and a fragrant rose aroma. The dried resin crystals are harvested and cleaned by hand, then double distilled before being bottled without any sweetening.

On the mouth there is sweet notes of liquorice and pine at first, then notes of pepper and lemon zest with a hint of scented wood. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The dried resin crystals are harvested and cleaned by hand, then double distilled before being bottled at 40% ABV without any sweetening. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process.Axia is perfectly drinkable neat on the rocks but as I was soon to discover it also makes an excellent base for cocktails. I liked it a lot but dialing up the sweetness level just a notch would make it even better – though I’m sure many others would disagree. Then there is the ‘Axia Mastiha Margarita’, which is a mix of 45ml Axia, 25ml Dry Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, 7. Similar to honey with mastiha, Axia has unique light floral, citrus and cypress notes with a slight bergamot on the nose. Axia is an elegant, extra dry spirit distilled from the aromatic resin of the Mastiha tree, a gnarled and twisted evergreen found clutching to the hillsides of Chios, Greece.