The island of Chios, in the Aegean Sea, is the 5th largest island in Greece.  Chios is a crescent shape island of 325 square miles. Its nickname is the mastic island. In the south of the island are the Mastichochoria, literally the Mastic villages, the seven villages of Mesta, Pyrgi, Olympi, Kalamoti, Vessa, Lithi, and Elata, which together have controlled the production of mastic gum in the area since the Roman period.
The villages, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, have a carefully designed layout with fortified gates and narrow streets to protect against the frequent raids of marauding pirates. Chios has a mild climate and a rich soil. It is precisely in one of these villages that FOS Mastiha was born, with a deeply rooted tradition of cultivation and harvesting which has been around for hundreds of years BC.
The harvesting and distillation process make Mastiha a very unique product that has a delicious, rich taste; a truly drinking delicacy with digestive benefits. In a truly mysterious way, the Mastiha tree only grows on the island of Chios. Only there do the mastic trees "cry" teardrops of resin during the harvest period.
Mastiha now enjoys the "Protected Designation of Origin" status on the island of Chios. Its stamp of approval is proudly featured on every FOS bottle, and attests to the purity of its content that we so proudly refer to as "liquid gold" or "ambrosia".

Mastiha has been used for thousands of years by all civilizations, the Greeks, the Romans, the Ottomans, and many others. From this small Mediterranean island, Mastiha has travelled and conquered the world. In 5th century BC, Hippocrates recommended Mastiha as an excellent digestive, and as a refreshing breathalyzer among other medicinal applications. During the Roman years it is said the wine was spiced with Mastiha.
During the Byzantine years, Chios becomes famous, and Mastiha is known as a luxury item, and emperors favorite drink. It travels accross Europe, and reaches all the big markets from east to west, Constantinople, Damascus, Alexandria, Rome, Paris, London, Florence.
Under the Ottoman Empire, the island of Chios was granted special privileges for the uniqueness of Mastiha. It is said that the Sultan was indulging his Harem with Mastiha.

Every bottle of FOS uses the same distillation and harvesting heritage that has been used for thousands of years, and enjoyed by royalty, emperors, philosophers, sultans, ancient Greeks, and the gods of Olympus.

Production Process

The production of Mastiha consists of 3 distinct phases

Phase 1: The harvesting period, the Crying Tree harvesting takes place once a year, usually at the beginning of the summer period. Experienced workers deeply rooted in tradition undertake this tenuous and delicate process. The Mastiha trees get pricked and delicately sliced at the surface. It takes several weeks to collect the crying Mastiha resin that falls from those openings in the tree.

Phase 2: the cleaning.  Once collected, Mastiha is carefully collected in wooden coffins, covered with cloth, and then sent to a cool warehouse, where women of the villages pick the best quality Mastiha by hand and clean them meticulously.

Phase 3: Distillation, blending, and bottling. Mastiha is mixed with fine quality alcohol and is put in large bronze tanks. The mix is heated carefully by wood fire. The aroma of the extract is unforgettable to any visitor of a Mastiha Distillery. It is then blended with other ingredients, masterfully crafted by family tradition, and flair of the producer of FOS, that is a third generation Mastiha producer. It will be inspected, tested, and bottled in a beautiful bottle, with a distinctive logo that symbolizes Greek culture at its best.

A historically rich product is now yours!
Its taste and aroma will captivate you!
We are thrilled to bring you “FOS Mastiha”. It has been prepared with "Frontida ke Agapi", the Greek words for Love and Care.

This is where the idea of Ambrosia Group was born. It derives from our strong common passion of fine taste and an eternal love for Greek Cuisine. We are thrilled to offer our flagship brand, FOS. The flavor and aroma of FOS Mastiha are a delight. Our mixologists offer the following suggestions for your pure enjoyment.
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We will never offer a product to our valued customers that we would not consume ourselves. We have carefully formulated FOS Mastiha Spirit, FOS Ouzo, and FOS Sparkling Water, using the absolute best ingredients, tradition, love, and care.

We focus on quality versus quantity. We cater to the discerning consumer . We have a very rigorous selection process. Our team of experts that is permanently based in Greece is constantly traveling and searching for unique products in the four corners of our beautiful country. Our expert sommeliers on both sides of the Atlantic will then refine the search process, and they must unanimously agree on the selection before Ambrosia Group makes the decision to include it in its exclusive portfolio of wines and spirits. We aim to have exclusive distribution of our products. We get to know our wineries intimately, and our spirits are specifically formulated to our taste. We are highly focused on taste trends, as well as awakening the consumers' senses to new grape varieties, or grape varieties that are extremely rare, sometimes almost extinct .

Heaven is a place on earth, possibly Greece. We invite you to explore our unique selections. They tell a story that is deeply rooted in our vast heritage. After all, in Greek mythology, Ambrosia is the food and drink of the Gods.

Gia mas !

We are a passionate team of well-travelled individuals, Foodies, creative chefs, and successful business people in our own respective fields. We have a very deep appreciation for food and wine, as well as fine spirits. Having lived in 3 continents & having travelled to over 100 countries around the world we have always concluded that Greece has a beautiful story to tell the world through its food, wines, and spirits.

This is how Ambrosia Group was conceived. Our strong common passion for fine taste and eternal love for Greece. We trust that our flagship brand FOS will make you discover some of the best flavours of Greece in a bottle