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| '''Chios Mastiha Liquer''' (or its official name Masticha of Chios)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008R0110&from=EN|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|page=38|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> is a liqueur from ] which has a ] status in the ].<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html;comboName=Masticha%20Chiou</ref> The main flavourings used in Chios Mastiha liqueur, mastic distillate and mastic oil, are wholly derived from ] Chios ].<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html;comboName=Masticha%20Chiou</ref> | |||
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| Mastic is harvested from the ] (Pistachia lentiscus var. chia), a small evergreen shrub that grows to about two to three meters on rocky terrain on the southern part of the island of ]. This tree takes fifty years to reach maturity, and can be harvested for mastic from its fifth year onwards. Although the mastic tree can be found around the ], the variety that produces the aromatic mastic sap only grows in the southern part of Chios. Chios mastic has also been certified by the Agricultural Products Certification and Supervision Organization as part of the ].<ref>http://www.agrocert.gr/pages/category.asp?lang=en</ref> | |||
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| Chios Mastiha liqueur is served cold and has a crystal clear colour and a sweet aroma. The ingredients are mastic oil and/or distillate, water, alcohol and sugar. | |||
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| Mastic is also used for ], and in cooking and baking. | |||
| ==Producers and distributors== | |||
| ===Chios=== | |||
| *'''The Growers' Spirit''' is a producing company run by the Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association (CGMGA).<ref>https://mastihaworld.co.uk/</ref> The CGMGA offers Mastiha liqueur made with both mastic distillate and mastic oil in two different variants: ''Kentos'' (20% alcohol) and ''Enosis'' (30% alcohol). | |||
| *'''Stoupakis Chios Distillery''' produces ''Homericon Mastiha liqueur'', which contains mastic distillate. | |||
| ===Wider Greece=== | |||
| *'''Skinos''', based in ]. | |||
| *'''Finest Roots''', based in ], produces ''Roots Mastiha''. | |||
| *'''Mavrakis''', based in ]. | |||
| ===United States=== | |||
| *'''Ambrosia Group''', based in Miami, produces ''FOS Greek Mastiha''.<ref>http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/fos-greek-mastiha-go-greek-at-the-setai-8141535</ref> | |||
| *'''YA Mastiha''' | |||
| == See also == | |||
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