Troodos Terroir

From the mountain

At 1,500 metres, the Troodos massif is a world apart from the coast. Cool mornings, pine forests, and volcanic soils produce ingredients with a depth and complexity that lowland farming simply cannot replicate. The makers here aren't following trends — they're continuing traditions that predate tourism by centuries.

Mountain Honey Selection

Two varieties from hives at 1,100 metres: thyme honey with its distinctive amber colour and herbaceous depth, and wildflower honey that changes subtly with each season depending on what blooms that year. The beekeeper still hand-stamps every jar with the harvest date. Extraordinary on yoghurt or just eaten from the spoon.

€22.00

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cold-pressed from Koroneiki olives grown on the sheltered slopes below Troodos. The mill has operated since 1928 — the same granite stones, the same spring water. The oil has a peppery bite that mellows into green almond and fresh grass. At 500ml, it transforms home cooking for weeks.

€28.00

Mountain Herb Tea Collection

Five mountain herbs gathered wild above 1,000 metres: sage for digestion, chamomile for calm, dictamus for sore throats, sideritis (mountain tea) for general wellbeing, and wild mint for refreshment. Dried slowly in loft shade and packed in muslin bags. The herbalist includes brewing instructions handwritten on a card.

€16.00

The honey from Troodos Mountain Apiaries carries the flavour of the hillside itself — wild thyme, oregano, and the dozens of wildflowers that carpet the slopes each spring. The beekeeper positions his hives at altitude deliberately; the cooler temperatures slow the bees' work, concentrating flavour in ways that lowland honey cannot match.

The oldest wine

Commandaria has been produced in these hills for over four thousand years — making it the oldest named wine in the world. Richard the Lionheart reportedly declared it 'the wine of kings and the king of wines' during the Third Crusade. The grapes are still sun-dried on the rooftops of mountain villages before pressing, just as they were in antiquity.

Commandaria 2018

The world's oldest named wine, from vineyards that have been producing continuously since the time of the Crusades. This 2018 vintage is a blend of sun-dried Xynisteri and Mavro grapes — amber in colour, with notes of dried fig, caramel, and a long honeyed finish. Serve slightly chilled as a dessert wine or pair with aged cheese.

€45.00

Maratheftiko Reserve

The indigenous Maratheftiko grape is notoriously difficult to cultivate — it requires a pollination partner and yields are small. The reward is a wine of remarkable complexity: dark cherry, black olive, warm spice, and the mineral signature of volcanic limestone soil. This reserve spent fourteen months in French oak. Serve at cellar temperature.

€38.00

Olive & Wine Pairing Box

A Maratheftiko red paired with cold-pressed olive oil from the same foothills, water crackers, marinated olives, and a wedge of aged Kefalotyri cheese. Everything in the box comes from within thirty kilometres of the resort. The kind of evening that doesn't need a restaurant — just a terrace and good company.

€35.00

Rose and ritual

The village of Agros sits in a valley of Damascus roses — planted by monks centuries ago and tended by the village ever since. Each May, the petals are gathered at dawn and distilled into rose water, rose oil, and liqueur. The scent of the distillery carries through the entire village for weeks. These are products that connect you to a place and a rhythm of life that moves at its own pace.

Rose Water Mist

Pure Damascus rose distillate from the Agros rose fields. Four thousand petals per litre, collected at dawn when the oil content is highest. Use as a facial toner, body mist, or simply to scent a room. The fragrance is unmistakably genuine — nothing like the synthetic rose in commercial products. A ritual that's been practised in these mountains for two centuries.

€18.00

Rose Liqueur

Made in the Agros distillery from Damascus rose petals macerated in grape spirit for six months. Pink, fragrant, and deceptively easy to drink. Serve over ice as an aperitif, mix with tonic for a floral spritz, or pour a measure over vanilla ice cream. The bottle itself — hand-labelled with pressed petals — makes it a gift worth giving.

€26.00

The best things from these mountains aren't produced — they're cultivated, gathered, and transformed by people who understand that quality takes exactly as long as it takes. No shortcuts, no substitutions. That patience is what you taste, smell, and feel in every item here.