Antonio's Certified Organic Raw Arbutus Honey - 1kg


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Antonio's Certified Organic Raw Arbutus honey is an incredibly deep tasting type. It is quite bitter, like roasted coffee beans and bitter dark chocolate. It has a beautiful after taste, but many are put off by its medicinal main flavour. This is a connoisseur variety for those with a love of unique and potent honey.  It is one of the most overt tasting varieties we have experienced!

Colour: This particular honey is a very dark brown when runny with a shade of purple and a hint of deep red in the light. This changes to a much paler golden colour when crystallised.

Where does the honey come from? This variety of Arbutus honey comes from the northern mountain ranges of Madrid in Spain known as Sierra De Guadarrama.

Who produces this honey? The bees of Antonio Simon, a 4th generation beekeeper who takes pride in producing honey in a traditional way without adding or taking away anything. Antonio's hives are based in the mountain ranges north of Madrid.

What about the plant the honey comes from? The Arbutus unedo bush is an evergreen, also known as Madrono in Spanish and is nicknamed 'strawberry tree' due to its fruit that look a little like strawberry. However, these berries are not overly sweet, leaning more to acidic, but they are apparently very refreshing. The fruit of this bush is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Common uses: Arbutus honey is known as a gourmet honey by connoisseurs and those with adventurous tastes, so it really adds a unique flavour to dishes. Savoury foods really benefit from its rich, bittersweet taste.

Arbutus honey facts: Arbutus honey is a rare variety and one of the most potent tasting types you can find. A unique and rare type that is only found in good quantity in 3 places in the world, Portugal, Sardinia and Greece.  It contains homogentisic acid which gives it its brown pigment as well as other unique properties.

 

Please know that raw honey does crystalise 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 crystallisation. Please check the product title and description for accurate contents.*


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CN
02 February 2025
Christine
Belgium

Amazing experience

This honey is exceptional!!!

JP
14 August 2024
Jerome
Ireland

Antonio Arbutus honey

Authentic Arbutus honey from Antonio. An acquired taste for some as it is not sweet like other honey. But you feel good after it and in time it becomes your honey of choice.

LW
15 July 2021
lloyd
United Kingdom

i have not recieved my product yet

not good have not yet received my product tired of waiting

VG
15 July 2021
Vincent
United Kingdom

Fabulous

This is a very special honey. It is simply amazing. This arbustus honey is quite creamy and have a nice texture, not crystallised too much and melt into the mouth with a particularly sweet beginning which quick turn into the caracteristic strong bitterness of the arbustus honeys. Arbustus are not liked by everyone but I believe it has to be tried and the taste for it develops over time. Like something you have to be initiated to to understand.

SM
13 July 2021
Sue
United Kingdom

Arburtus honey

Definitely different, and not for everyone, but I love the unusual flavour of this honey and will buy it again. If, like me, you like “herbal candy”, you’ll probably enjoy this.

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