Leatherwood honey
Eucryphia lucida
Pale amber honey from the white flowers of the leatherwood tree, endemic to the rainforests of western Tasmania.
- Origin
- Western Tasmania, Australia
- Colour
- 45 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- spicy, resinous, strongly floral
- Crystallization
- medium
- Plant
- Eucryphia lucida · eucryphia →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Beekeepers truck their hives deep into the forest; the main flow runs from January to mid-March.
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