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. From the arid plantations on the edge of the Mexican desert, through the rugged glens of the Scottish Highlands, to the undulating vineyards of Cognac in Southwest France, successive generations have been distilling the fermented liquor of agave, barley, grape, cane sugar and other fruits, plants and grains. For a relatively small city, Edinburgh boasts a remarkable number of outstanding cocktail bars, all within easy walking distance of each other. It’s pronounced “Mas – teek – ah” and it’s a resin from the mastiha tree, found on the Greek island of Chios.

Similar to honey with mastiha, Axia has unique light floral, citrus and cypress notes with a slight bergamot on the nose. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process. The palate is sweet notes of liquorice and pine at first, then notes of pepper and lemon zest with a hint of scented wood. The tears are washed three times and either packaged as is, ground into powder, or converted into mastic oil. Mastiha (pronounced Mas – teek – ah) is a spirit distilled from the sap of the mastiha tree, found on the Greek island of Chios.Axia Extra Dry Mastiha 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. The dried resin crystals are harvested and cleaned by hand, then double distilled before being bottled without any sweetening. Axia Spirit was founded by Adrian Clarke, a Bacardi clan member, a long-time beverage company investor and entrepreneur, and Nikos Kalogiannis, a distiller and well-known Ouzo producer.

The lychee is nutty and delicate, there’s a hit of citrus and an even bigger hit of strong alcohol – I could taste the Mastiha more clearly this time.During the Ottoman’s 300 year rule of Chios, it was worth its own weight in gold and incited jealousy and warfare.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Pronounced “Mas – teek – ah”, Axia is a premium spirit that is distilled from the aromic resin of the Mastiha or mastic tree, that can be found on the Greek island of Chios.

Axia – Extra Dry Mastiha is a refreshing Mastiha spirit distilled in Greece from the resin of the enchanting gnarled Mastic tree. Axia is perfectly drinkable neat on the rocks but as I was soon to discover it also makes an excellent base for cocktails. Then there is the ‘Axia Mastiha Margarita’, which is a mix of 45ml Axia, 25ml Dry Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, 7.

I rather like Axia served neat, but it can also be served on the rocks or in many popular cocktails, making it ideal for an alternative refreshing summer cocktail and tonic serve. Well made and attractively packaged but there's a reason why other brands add sugar to mastiha spirit to produce mastiha liqueurs. Imbibe Live, RX, and Reed Exhibitions are trade marks of Reed Exhibitions Limited and its affiliates.