Become a honey tasting expert with this unique honey tasting kit, the first in the world that we know of.

This kit contains:

  • 4 premium raw honey varieties for you to practice your tasting skills on;
  • A booklet guiding you through all the aspects of honey tasting;
  • A honey tasting chart that outlines all the flavour categories and notes you will find in raw honey;
  • A template to write up your own notes on the honeys you have tasted.

Wine tasting has long been a craft, but honey tasting is a new area, although honey actually contains a far wider range of flavour notes than wine.
Delight a honey loving friend or loved one with this kit.

It contains everything you need to become a real honey tasting expert, able to distinguish a good honey from a poor honey and to identify the different flavour notes in a honey variety.

The four honeys in this Tasting Kit are provided by 4th generation beekeeper Antonio. 

Raw Organic Heather Honey (250g)- An amazingly deep tasting shrub honey; it has a depth of flavour with a pronounced bitterness similar to dark chocolate or black tea. It comes from the bees feeding on the low lying heather shrubs often on mountainous terrain. 

Raw Organic Eucalyptus Honey (250g)- A really beautiful tasting honey; it has a wonderfully fruity creaminess along with a very mild eucalyptus/menthol aftertaste. Suitable for all ages as it is not overbearing in any way. This is a relatively light-tasting tree honey. It shares characteristics with other herbal honeys, such as thyme or sage.

Raw Organic Lavender Honey (250g) - This is a very light and pleasant herb flower honey, it has a warm and soothing taste of creamy florals. It comes from bees feeding on the lavender bushes in the Mediterranean area, It is different from the tree sap honey which is often dark in appearance and strong in taste, this honey tends to be mild, lighter and softer in taste.

Raw Organic Thyme Honey (250g)- Has a soft creamy taste with a gentle herbal hint of thyme, you will find it subtle and slightly savoury. This is a honey that is ideal for all the family due to its balanced and pleasing flavour.  It comes from bees feeding on the small flowers on the thyme plant from

Who produces the honey? The bees of Antonio Simon, a 4th generation beekeeper who takes pride in producing honey in a non-intrusive way without adding or taking away anything from the honey. Antonio's hives are mainly based in the mountain ranges of north of Madrid, although his Lavender comes from further south. His beekeeping practices and the land he has his hives on have been certified as organic by the Committee of Organic Agriculture in Madrid.

Where does the honey come from? These varieties of honey come from the areas around the northern mountain ranges of Madrid in Spain known as Sierra De Guadarrama.

You might also be interested in this honey tasting hard back book https://www.therawhoneyshop.com/products/the-honey-connoisseur

Please know that raw honey does crystallise and this is a natural process that occurs mainly due to the natural glucose in raw honey. For more information on why honey sets visit this article and for a more scientific explanation go to wikipedia.

About Us - Here at The Raw Honey Shop we take honey very seriously and we believe honey should be RAW, unpasteurised and 100% natural. Since 2008 we’ve been introducing our customers to a whole new world of pure all natural unpasteurised raw honey. With a product catalogue consisting of over 30 different raw and organic honeys we have a variety to suit all tastes.

Thank you for visiting our shop and we look forward to introducing you to a world of raw, pure and truly wonderful natural honey, the way the bees would want it!

*Product photo is representative of this product. Honey colour and texture may vary depending on the season and level of crystallization. Please check the product title and description for accurate contents.

 

 

Antonio

Gourmet Raw Honey Tasting Kit ( 4 x 250g jars )

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Become a honey tasting expert with this unique honey tasting kit, the first in the world that we know of.

This kit contains:

  • 4 premium raw honey varieties for you to practice your tasting skills on;
  • A booklet guiding you through all the aspects of honey tasting;
  • A honey tasting chart that outlines all the flavour categories and notes you will find in raw honey;
  • A template to write up your own notes on the honeys you have tasted.

Wine tasting has long been a craft, but honey tasting is a new area, although honey actually contains a far wider range of flavour notes than wine.
Delight a honey loving friend or loved one with this kit.

It contains everything you need to become a real honey tasting expert, able to distinguish a good honey from a poor honey and to identify the different flavour notes in a honey variety.

The four honeys in this Tasting Kit are provided by 4th generation beekeeper Antonio. 

Raw Organic Heather Honey (250g)- An amazingly deep tasting shrub honey; it has a depth of flavour with a pronounced bitterness similar to dark chocolate or black tea. It comes from the bees feeding on the low lying heather shrubs often on mountainous terrain. 

Raw Organic Eucalyptus Honey (250g)- A really beautiful tasting honey; it has a wonderfully fruity creaminess along with a very mild eucalyptus/menthol aftertaste. Suitable for all ages as it is not overbearing in any way. This is a relatively light-tasting tree honey. It shares characteristics with other herbal honeys, such as thyme or sage.

Raw Organic Lavender Honey (250g) - This is a very light and pleasant herb flower honey, it has a warm and soothing taste of creamy florals. It comes from bees feeding on the lavender bushes in the Mediterranean area, It is different from the tree sap honey which is often dark in appearance and strong in taste, this honey tends to be mild, lighter and softer in taste.

Raw Organic Thyme Honey (250g)- Has a soft creamy taste with a gentle herbal hint of thyme, you will find it subtle and slightly savoury. This is a honey that is ideal for all the family due to its balanced and pleasing flavour.  It comes from bees feeding on the small flowers on the thyme plant from

Who produces the honey? The bees of Antonio Simon, a 4th generation beekeeper who takes pride in producing honey in a non-intrusive way without adding or taking away anything from the honey. Antonio's hives are mainly based in the mountain ranges of north of Madrid, although his Lavender comes from further south. His beekeeping practices and the land he has his hives on have been certified as organic by the Committee of Organic Agriculture in Madrid.

Where does the honey come from? These varieties of honey come from the areas around the northern mountain ranges of Madrid in Spain known as Sierra De Guadarrama.

You might also be interested in this honey tasting hard back book https://www.therawhoneyshop.com/products/the-honey-connoisseur

Please know that raw honey does crystallise and this is a natural process that occurs mainly due to the natural glucose in raw honey. For more information on why honey sets visit this article and for a more scientific explanation go to wikipedia.

About Us - Here at The Raw Honey Shop we take honey very seriously and we believe honey should be RAW, unpasteurised and 100% natural. Since 2008 we’ve been introducing our customers to a whole new world of pure all natural unpasteurised raw honey. With a product catalogue consisting of over 30 different raw and organic honeys we have a variety to suit all tastes.

Thank you for visiting our shop and we look forward to introducing you to a world of raw, pure and truly wonderful natural honey, the way the bees would want it!

*Product photo is representative of this product. Honey colour and texture may vary depending on the season and level of crystallization. Please check the product title and description for accurate contents.

 

 

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1
How long has Antonio been a beekeeper?
Antonio has been keeping bees all his life. (He is now over 70.) Antonio is the fourth generation of his family to keep bees going right back to his Great Grandfather in 1897. Now the fifth generation of his family is taking over via is his son Dani and son-in-law Ruben.
2
What is the story behind Antonio?
As Antonio says, his family’s beekeeping has always been organic both in principle and practice. When organic certification was introduced in Spain Antonio was one of the first to take it up. In fact, Antonio is a pioneer of organic beekeeping in Spain and a key proponent. He is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, organic beekeeper in Spain. He also teaches beekeeping. Often, he appears on TV and in the press on matters relating to beekeeping. Because of his depth of knowledge beekeepers travel from all over the world to learn from him. One time when I visited him we were joined by some beekeepers from Venezuela eager to learn from him. Now he is largely retired from day to day activities but still has some involvement. Now his son Dani and son in law Ruben do most of the beekeeping, meticulously following the practices that Antonio laid down, based on four generations of experience..
3
What is the status of Antonio’s honey?
His honey is 100% raw, meaning it’s never heated or filtered beyond coarse filtering to remove any debris from the hive. processed. This ensures it retains all its natural enzymes, pollen, and beneficial properties. In addition, Antonio follows strict organic beekeeping practices, ensuring his bees forage in unpolluted areas free from pesticides and synthetic chemicals. Also, there are other requirements, such as no sugar feeding and that the hives are made of completely natural materials. Antonio is fortunate to be able to keep some hives in one of the purest places in Spain. His Oak, Heather and Wild Lavender hives are the Sierra del Rincon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The hives are in an area that is limited to Reserve Rangers and beekeepers and no one else – meaning this area is exceptionally pure.
4
What types of honey does Antonio produce?
Antonio has the widest range of organic honey varieties in Spain that are available directly from the beekeeper (and not via a reseller who may sell honey from many countries). His varieties include oak, chestnut, heather, wild lavender, lavender, rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus, orange blossom, arbutus, honeycomb in a jar and multifloral honey. Antonio also sells fresh and dried bee pollen.
5
Where does Antonio keep his hives?
As mentioned above Antonio has some hives in the Sierra del Rincon, which is part of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, north of Madrid. He also has hives in other areas of the Sierra de Guardarrama such as Patones, where his organic Rosemary honey is created. Because of climate change Antonio moves some hives to different locations such as Portugal where his Chestnut and Eucalyptus honey comes from, also some Oak from time to time.
6
What else should I know about Antonio’s honey?
His honey has won many awards over the years. In recent times Antonio’s Rosemary and Oak have both won Platinum in the London Honey Awards. This is the top award in a prodigious competition. Additionally, his Oak got two stars in the Great Taste Awards a couple of years ago. And in Spain in the Communidad de Madrid area Antonio’s Oak just won the award as the best dark honey for the 7th time!
7
What is a good way to use Antonio’s honey?
His Rosemary is beautiful in a Salad dressing or poured over cheese. His Oak and Chestnut honeys are go to honeys when you need to make a drink to ease a cough or sore throat.

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