Mastiha is made exclusively on the Greek island of Chios since antiquity. It derives from the resin that seeps from the bark of Mastiha trees ...

The mastic growers of southern Chios go out to the trees in the early morning before the sun rises. In those mornings, the air is cool — fragrant with a piney, almost medicinal, smell.

Mastic gum is a licorice-flavored resin extracted from the bark of the Pistacia lentiscus tree native to the Mediterranean region. Traditionally chewed as a breath freshener and digestive aid ...