Mint honey
Mentha × piperita
A rare honey from the peppermint fields of the US Pacific Northwest, where mint is grown for its oil. It is amber and crystallises quickly into a fine, buttery set.
- Origin
- Oregon (Willamette Valley), Washington
- Colour
- 70 mm · light amber
- Taste
- strongly aromatic, menthol, musky
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Mentha × piperita · mint →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Yields approaching 90 kg per hive have been recorded beside large mint fields, yet mint honey rarely reaches the shops.
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