Cat-thorn honey
Scutia myrtina
Honey from the thorny shrub Scutia myrtina, known in the Cape as drogie or cat-thorn. It is medium to light amber with an orange glow against the light.
- Origin
- South Africa (Eastern Cape, around East London)
- Colour
- 60 mm · light amber
- Taste
- liquorice, toffee, cool menthol finish
- Crystallization
- slow
- Plant
- Scutia myrtina · Scutia (cat-thorn) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It can stay liquid in the comb for up to six months through the winter before granulating.
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