Metaxa Master Costas Raptis brings together the secrets of traditional ouzo-making and working with fine distillates, flowers, seeds and botanicals. Ouzo by Metaxa includes rare botanicals, including some absent from ordinary ouzo such as Masticha, an ingredient highly praised for its aromatic qualities and quite rare. Masticha is the tear of an oak bush, harvested by hand in the Aegean island of Chios. One of the costliest ingredients that can go into ouzo. Ouzo by Metaxa offers a uniquely wide range of enjoyment options: neat, on the rocks, or with a dash of water to release a swirl of flavours. It can also be the original twist to many cocktails.