Organic Manuka Honey (strong 25+) 250g

Product detailed description

This organic manuka honey comes from the flowers of Leptospermum scoparium, the shrub the Maori call manuka, which thrives in the hill country of New Zealand. The taste is strongly spiced with a faintly minty finish, the texture thick, the colour dark. It is eaten neat, by the spoonful. Sweetening tea with it would be a waste and the flavour is far too big for the job.

The honey is harvested by Bernard Schneider, an Austrian beekeeper from the Waldviertel who settled in New Zealand and keeps bees to organic farming principles. He treats varroa with thyme oil and does not feed his colonies sugar for the winter. The bees forage across 730 hectares of protected countryside, of which around 300 hectares are forest from his own reforestation programme.

The honey is not heated during processing and carries organic certification. The producer rates it TA 25+, Total Activity: unlike MGO and UMF this is not a certified standard but the producer's own measure. Pollen analysis of every batch confirms the honey comes from a single source. The jar holds 250 g.

Key benefits

• Organic certification – honey from organic beekeeping, not conventional production.
• No heating – the honey is not heated during processing or filling.
• One beekeeper, one place – Bernard Schneider and his sites in New Zealand.
• Pollen analysis of every batch – proof that the honey comes from a single source.
• No sugar feeding – the colonies go into winter on their own honey stores.
• Bold flavour – strongly spiced with a minty finish, obvious from the first spoon.

How to use

Take it by the small spoonful, ideally on an empty stomach and preferably off a non metal spoon. You can also stir it into lukewarm water or milk, but never put it in a hot drink. It does not belong in baking or cooking, keep ordinary honey for that.

Ingredients

Organic manuka honey, rated TA 25+. One single ingredient, nothing added. Jar size 250 g. Country of origin: New Zealand. Nutritional values are printed on the product label.

Warning

Anyone sensitive to bee products should be careful. Not for children under 12 months. Honey is naturally high in sugars, so eat it in small amounts as part of a varied diet. Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Distributor

Manufacturer: SONNENTOR, Austria and the Czech Republic. Distributor: Adam Raw, Metylovice 552, 739 49 Metylovice, Czech Republic, Reg. No. 03452824.