Organic Rata Honey
The results are in!
This Rata honey was recently tested
for activity and came back as 12+!
One of Eight Certified Organic Honey's from Thumb Organic LLC:
Certified Organic Rata Honey:
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The plant whose flowers are ultimately responsible for this Honey, The Southern Rata, is perhaps one of the most finicky of honey source plants. It thrives in a remote area of New Zealand that has extremely high rates of rainfall. It also has a tendency to bloom on an erratic and unpredictable schedule.
The Southern Rata may not blossom for several seasons and therefore cannot be relied upon to consistently produce the flowers that ultimately yield this wonderful honey. When tasting for the first time the immediate impressions of Organic Rata Honey need to be tempered. Since this is a monfloral, glucose dominant Honey, Organic Rata has a rather pungent initial aroma when you first open the jar. Organic Rata Honey is high in glucose, so it chrystalizes very quickly. It must be stirred for best flavor as the honey tends to separate rapidly when crystallizing.
On the tongue Organic Rata Honey feels like very creamy crystalline sugar. It has a very complex taste, first seeming rather sharp which then melts into a silken buttercream flavor. Many people compare the overall flavor as similar to honey butter. Personally we think there is a hint of praline along with the buttery flavor. This honey is complex, it comes on rather strong since the initial taste is rather forward. Over time this honey will surprise you with its multiple layers of flavor. In our home Rata is the favorite. This honey requires patience and a willingness to slow down and appreciate the nuances that are inherent in Organic Rata Honey. Your patience will be rewarded! If you are looking for adventure, then Rata Honey is perfect.
Overall we characterize this honey as a wonderful 'sleeper':
It will richly reward those who are willing to take some time and explore!
Excellent taste and active too!
Net Weight 250 Grams / 8.8 Oz.
Price Each - $11.00
We are not going to add anything more about this honey since the quote below
is the perfect description of Blue Borage:
"On the tongue, this dark amber honey made from the nectar of bright blue borage flowers bursts with the taste of butterscotch. We think it's perfection when served over a warm scone." (Sierra Burnett, Saveur Magazine)
CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE 12 BEST HONEY'S IN THE WORLD
BY SAVEUR MAGAZINE! March 2007, p. 25.
Net Weight 500 Grams / 17.6 Oz.
Price Each - $12.00
