J.Friend and CO: New Zealand Artisan Honey
Manuka Honey Active 13+
Addisons Flat, Buller
Weight: 160g/5.6oz net
Beekeeper: Gary
Vintage: March 2009
Profile
Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) is an abundant native scrub that is found throughout New Zealand. It is otherwise known as New Zealand tea-tree and is well known for its medicinal anti-bacterial qualities. It’s small white flowers bloom during spring and summer with peak flowering season from November to January.
NZ Artisan Manuka Honey active 13+ is sourced frrom the coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its isolation, rugged mountains and dense native forests.
The remote location of the harvest adds its own distinct mark on the aroma and flavour of this honey. Locating the hives in the wild West Coast forests where there is an abundant concentration of Manuka for the honeybees to feast on creates the finest quality Manuka honey. NZ Artisan Manuka Honey active 13+ is very pure making it much sweeter and more refined than your average Manuka honey.
Tasting Notes & Vintage
Harvested in the summer of 2009, lots of rainfall on the West Coast ensured plenty of moistue in the soil, resulting in a very good yield.
NZ Artisan Manuka Honey active 13+ is dark amber in colour. It is a complex, intense and chewy honey with rich toffee and caramel flavours and coconut, woody, nutty notes. This honey has a slightly bitter lingering finish and a very smooth pleasant texture. It is a perfect ingredient for dressings and marinades or use as a glaze for strong fish such as salmon cooked on the grill or barbecue. It is also delicious as a sweetener in citrus drinks such as fresh lemonade or combined with creamy natural or Greek yoghurt.
