Chestnut honey
Castanea sativa
Amber to dark honey from sweet chestnut blossoms. It stays liquid for a long time.
- Origin
- Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- distinctly bitter, tannic, woody notes
- Crystallization
- slow
- Plant
- Castanea sativa · chestnut →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
One of Europe’s most bitter honeys; in Italy it is served with aged cheeses.
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Sources
- Persano Oddo L., Piro R. (2004): Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets. Apidologie 35, S38–S81.