Alpine rose honey
Rhododendron ferrugineum
Mountain honey from the alpine rose, a rhododendron growing above the tree line. Colourless to pale straw when liquid, white to light beige once crystallised.
- Origin
- the Alps (Italy, France, Switzerland)
- Colour
- 15 mm · extra white
- Taste
- delicate, sweet, short finish
- Plant
- Rhododendron ferrugineum · rhododendron →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Mountain weather makes the harvest very uneven from year to year, and pure alpine rose honey is rare.
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