Chestnut honey comb.
What is Chestnut honey?
Chestnut honey is monofloral honey with a dark colour and bitter aftertaste. It’s produced by honey bees extracting and converting nectar from the chestnut trees into honey.
What makes Chestnut honey stand apart from other honeys is its dark colour and slightly bitter aftertaste. You may have heard about tannins in red wine and how they are responsible for the tart taste found in that beverage. Well, the tannins within the chestnut tree give this type of honey a colour that can range from a golden brown to nearly black and impart the bitterness.
Chestnut honey is perfect for those who appreciate a less sweet and more complex taste. It’s been described as smoky, leathery, spicy, and mysterious, and it is often paired with aged cheeses, fresh pears, and hearty meat dishes.
The taste of the honey can vary from region to region. Furthermore, chestnut honey is slow to crystallize because it contains a relatively high percentage of fructose.
Chestnut Honey
Iberiensis is named after the European honey bee (apis mellifera iberiensis), and they are determined to stay entirely connected to the land, as well as the taste for work in creating and producing endogenous products in unique landscapes, ecosystems, characteristics of Northern Portugal.
This honey is hand harvested from the northern mountains for Portugal in the Trás-Os-Montes region where the chestnut tree is king. This complex, robust, deep amber honey has won acclaim from various associations throughout Portugal and the UK. Voted one of the best honeys in Portugal.
Whether drizzled over strong cheeses or tart fruits – and even spread on buttered toast – chestnut honey is a staple in Europe. It’s also the unique, eclectic taste of chestnut honey that gives it a popularity boost. Many around the world rave about it and treat it like a delicacy, and that increases its cool factor.
