Alder buckthorn honey

PGIProtected geographical indication

Honey from alder buckthorn, a shrub of damp ground in the pine forests of the Landes. It is light to reddish brown and is one of the single-flower types of the protected 'Miel des Landes' (PGI).

Origin

Landes, south-west France

Colour

95 mm · amber

Taste

caramel, spicy, with ripe fruit

Season

Plant

Frangula alnus (syn. Rhamnus frangula) · alder buckthorn →

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

To be sold as alder buckthorn 'Miel des Landes', buckthorn and chestnut pollen must together make up over 45% of its pollen.