Ironbark honey
Eucalyptus sideroxylon, E. crebra, E. paniculata aj.
An extra light amber honey from the eucalypts Australians call ironbarks, after their hard, dark, deeply furrowed bark. The name covers several species rather than a single tree.
- Origin
- Eastern Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
- Colour
- 42 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- mild, sweet, butterscotch
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon, E. crebra, E. paniculata aj. · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It sets to a fine crystal, which makes it the base of much Australian creamed honey.
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