Talk:Mastika

message: As a reader of the article (and familiar with most of the things listed in it), this article is confusing and misleading and it would be better divided in different ones, even if smaller. It mixes up completely different things in a confusing way just because they have similar names, despite coming from completely different languages. The page contains too many different information for too many different things, and with many contradictions. For example, the incipit of the page ("Mastika is a liqueur seasoned with mastic") albeit being spot on for the Greek Mastika, is immediately contradicted a few lines below when it says "mastika is a strong spirit similar to ouzo or tsikoudia", which is twice wrong: first wrong, Greek Mastika is not related at all with ouzo or tsikoudia; second wrong, ouzo and tsikoudia are extremely different things. As it is now, the page only provides a lot of disinformation and would be better deleted. 94.155.221.18 (talk) 06:53, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing 

message: I think it looks much like advertising: placing an advertisement poster of the Peshtera brand [800x600 pixels at that], also there is a link for the same brand's site at the end of the article [stating that it's the most popular in Bulgaria]. Isn't that too subjective? --Zliv 10:24, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising 

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:57, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Mastika2003 2.jpg

message: Why did you substitute all South Slavic languages with Macedonian? There are others besides it. Your edits seem more and more like disruptive ones. --Laveol T 18:02, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The guy simply reverts at will. 3rdAlcove (talk) 18:10, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming 

message: I have listed the article as "Disputed" because I feel it lacks clarity and good sources.
*The intro states that mastika is a liqueur seasoned with mastic, but then, according to the article:
**Bulgarian mastika is flavoured with anise, and mastic is not necessary at all.
**The part about Macedonian mastika does not cite mastic at all. It states that the alcohol is made with "grapes, raisins, plums or figs". What makes it different to rakija then?
*The article makes the distinction between Chios Mastika, which is indeed made with mastic, but barely describes the other sort of Greek mastika. Is it also made with mastic? Or just flavoured with it? Or flavoured with something else?
*Some statements are very dubious and not sourced, such as when it is explained that the spirit is "filtered through the roots of the mastic tree" in the Production part.
Oie blanche (talk) 18:08, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accuracy of the article 

message: Can't find any sources on significant mastika usage or production in Romania. If no sources are provided I will consider dropping the section on Romania. Beat of the tapan (talk) 12:17, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Significant usage in Romania? 

message: Mastika is also  the name of exoplanet HD 179949 b, orbiting Gumala. --188.76.242.231 (talk) 14:51, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation 

message: We don't need separate articles. Only one of this liquors sharing the name mastika is made with mastic. Spudlace (talk) 20:55, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: We could turn this into a disambiguation page, which is how that kind of thing is usually done. Spudlace (talk) 16:57, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

text: Merge A particular PDO for mastiha doesn't need its own article. As for the other meanings of 'mastiha', that's a different issue. It could be handled by a headnote in this article. --Macrakis (talk) 20:37, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

text: I understand,  this can be confusing. According to our article on Chios Mastiha, it has a protected designation of origin in the EU. This liquor is also called Mastika English  Difford's guide. The word mastika is also used in some other countries for the anise-flavored liquor that is commonly known as ouzo in English. Spudlace (talk) 07:14, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

text: Klbrain (talk) 09:22, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[Chios Mastiha]] into [[Mastika]] 

message: The article in its current form has one major issue and one smaller, but not unimportant detail that could be improved. First, the major issue: The article only mentions Greek mastika, while it's an undeniable fact that there is also Bulgarian and North Macedonian mastica. At least this should be mentioned. And if someone knows about the differences, that would be welcome. Second, the finer detail: I don't think the description of the flavour is really spot on. As is sometimes the case with drinks, mastika leaves a very different impression in the nose and on the palate. In the nose it's indeed plant-like, with a turpentine-like component reminiscent of carrots and mangoes. In contrast, on the palate it's strinkingly perfume-like; it reminds me of the laundry detergent scent of freshly washed clothes. 31.24.11.129 (talk) 11:42, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two issues 

message: Just informing I have created separate Wikidata items and Commons categories for the Greek mastic-flavoured drink and the Macedonian anise-flavoured drink. I see this article has been stripped of mentions of the Macedonian mastika some time ago, but we might want to move this page to Mastiha (not sure how the Greek drink is commonly known in English). --Upwinxp (talk) 14:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek mastiha vs Macedonian mastika