Comments on: Skinos Mastiha Spirit ― a Drink to Remember, and to Savor

By: U.Soley

U.Soley — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:13:58 +0000

There is a tip who fancies for skinos mastiha spirit, if u ever come or pass over to Istanbul duty free u may find 1 lt Skinos Mastiha under the 25 euro price tag. Also if u take a close look to the back of the bottle there is a explenation abt mastiha spirit from 600 BC this taste has traveled such cities like genoa, istanbul and athens means u can also find this in genoa as well.

By: Luis Rodriguez Jr

Luis Rodriguez Jr — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:18:17 +0000

An update regarding pricing. The price in Greece for Skinos runs between 15-20 euros, while here in canada it’s listed at around $32 USD. A friend of mine arrives from Greece next week hopefully with a bottle of Skinos in tow.

By: Luis Rodriguez Jr

Luis Rodriguez Jr — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:41:20 +0000

I just returned from Northern Greece and hadn’t realized that Mastiha Liquer wasn’t readily available in the US. I contacted the Kolanari Group based in Toronto,Canada who happens to be a distributer in that country to see if I could purchase some Skinos in America. The rep told me that they are currently negotiating with an American distributer to import the product here, and that it could be another 6 months before an agreement is reached. In the meantime, if you happen to travel to either Toronto or Quebec, or visit any of the border stores, you would be able to purchase the 750ml bottle of Skinos and bring it back with you to the US. I have a friend that travels to NJ from Canada periodically to visit family so I’m hopeful he’ll be able to bring back a couple of bottles on his next visit. Otherwise I’ll have to wait until the winter to see who’ll be bringing the product to us here in America. My final hope if to have another friend purchase a bottle at Duty Free on her way back from Chios. I hope the flight is direct from Athens. I’ll haver to call her to make sure. Thanks for the tips.