Raw Chilli Honey

Benefits: A rare and particular honey, rich in anti-inflammatory & antiseptic properties. Considered to be an ally against coughs, the flu and aids digestion.

Tasting Notes & Tips: This honey has a light amber colour, a rich smooth texture.  Gentle notes of citrus, and aromatic herbs, with a dry finish. Delicious in teas and infusions, spread on light, mild bread, and would also work well on yogurt or porridge.

Provenance: Made by a family of beekeepers, whose hives are in the national park of Abruzzo, Italy. Summer Savory is an annual herb from the mint family, found across the Mediterranean. Considered to be a very rare honey due to the need for exact weather conditions during flowering, including no drought conditions during July.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Eucalyptus honey is highly prized for its antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties. Considered beneficial against flu, colds, and respiratory infections, also traditionally used to help soothe and prevent urinary tract infections.

Tasting Notes & Tips: This honey has a highly perfumed aroma, and dark colour. Quick crystallising with a fine or medium crystals. A rich and deep sweet flavour, with light toffee and licorice notes, and a dry, almost salty finish. Try with yogurt and porridge, or in homemade chocolate truffles, or drizzled over some strong cheeses.

Provenance: Made by a family of beekeepers, whose hives are in the national park of Abruzzo, Italy. The bees forage on the Eucalyptus flowers found there in July and August.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Like all honeys, it’s a natural preservative, with antiseptic qualities that can soothe sore throats, coughs & colds. Vanilla is also beneficial for digestion, stomach problems and inflammation.

Tasting notes and tips: Lots of floral notes and the fresh vanilla gives the honey a distinctive vanilla ‘tang’. Heavenly with toast, marvellous in cakes and bakes, or try over your porridge.

Provenance: A multifloral honey made from the wide variety of flowers across the beautiful Southdowns in East Sussex. Once jarred, the honey is infused with fresh vanilla pods (98% honey & 2% vanilla).

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Traditionally used as a tonic to calm nerves and is thought to be beneficial in soothing Arthritis.

Tasting Notes & Tips: A light colour, with a delicate, floral flavour. Its aromatic properties are fantastic with traditional northern Italian dishes such as prosciutto ham with fresh figs. We also like it with sweet (dolce) Gorgonzola or other salty, mild cheeses. Alpine flowers are found high up in the alps in the Valsesia area of Piedmont. This honey is prized because the flowers are only in bloom for a short time and are often ruined by high winds or sudden downpours.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.