Karri honey
Eucalyptus diversicolor
A pale gold honey from the karri eucalypt, which grows only in the far south-western corner of Australia. Among the mostly dark honeys of these forests, it is remarkably mild.
- Origin
- South-west Western Australia
- Colour
- 42 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- mild, butterscotch, vanilla
- Plant
- Eucalyptus diversicolor · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Karri is one of the world’s tallest trees and flowers heavily only every few years, when beekeepers move their hives in.
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