Greece is famous for the production of mastiha, or mastic, a tree resin collected from mastic trees that flourish in the distinct climate of Chios. Just 1 kilogram can retail for about $350. Today, it ...

CHIOS, Greece — Over my 54 years, I’ve pinned my hopes on my parents, my teachers, my romantic partners, God. It’s called mastic, it grows in particular abundance on the Greek island of Chios and its ...

Throughout history, if people grow something, they’re going to find a way to turn it into medicine or alcohol, and often both at once. So it went with mastiha. Since antiquity, the resin of the mastic ...

In Greece one name for mastic is “tears of Chios,” a reference to both the island where the resin is produced and the shape of the dried droplets­­, formed when farmers carve incisions in mastic trees ...

You may not have heard of mastiha, but it’s likely you’ve tasted the liqueur’s woody flavor in a favorite Greek dish. It’s that secret little something you can’t quite place — part anise, part pine ...