Mel da Serra de Monchique

PDOProtected designation of origin

A Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) honey from the Monchique hills in southern Portugal. Bees gather it in turn from French lavender in April, rockrose in May and heather in June; it is thick and amber.

Origin

Serra de Monchique, Algarve, Portugal

Colour

85 mm · light amber

Season

Plant

Lavandula stoechas, Cistus ladanifer, Erica spp. · lavender →

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

Thanks to a mild, humid climate, cork oaks and strawberry trees grow here alongside chestnuts, oaks and camellias.