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Best French Honey Types
Miel de Provence is honey produced from one or more flowers from the wild flora of the French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Drôme and Gard. The single-flower honeys have a floral taste while multi-flower kinds of honey have a 'planty', fruity taste.
The honeys are unique in their organoleptic qualities deriving from the specific Provence flora, with flowers such as lavender and rosemary making unique lavender honey, and rosemary honey, made from only one type of flower. The products are packaged in glass jars and ready to be enjoyed, either for breakfast with toast and butter, or used in a variety of tea drinks.
Miel de Sapin des Vosges is honey made from honeydew collected by bees from fir trees in the mountainous region of Vosges in France. The honey has a specific dark brown color and golden highlights. Its taste is uniquely intense, malty with hints of mint, heather and bramble.
The honey also has balsamic flavors, but is devoid of all bitterness, and sold in liquid form in glass containers. Because it is made from honeydew, it contains dextrin and gum products, which have medicinal benefits for the consumer, so the honey is praised for its calming effect on the respiratory tract.
Miel de Corse, or Mele di Corsica, is a honey made on the island of Corsica, France with a unique odor, smell and taste featuring the island's prevalent floral types. The honey must be obtained from the nectar of honeybees of the endemic species Apis Mellifera Mellifera, existing only in Corsica, and the hives are smoked using natural fuel.
It is collected when fully mature, throughout the year, and the honeycomb must be larvae-free. The taste of this honey is very intense and strong - consisting of around 2,800 flower varieties. There are lots of varieties of Corsican honey - spring honey, chestnut honey, summer, clementine, or citrus honey, so everyone can find their own particular flavor to enjoy.
Miel des Cévennes is an intensely aromatic honey made in creamed, liquid or crystallized form and produced in the French regions of Lozére and Gard on the Cévennes massif. The honey has a strong flavor and a dark color.
It may come from chestnut, heather, pine trees, raspberries or blackberries, with chestnut honey being the most distinctive with a warm, woody smell and a slight bitterness. Heather honey has a strong brown caramel smell and some bitterness while berry honeys have a fruity and woody smell, and taste of red fruits and lingering acidity.
Miel d'Alsace is a honey product made in the French region of Alsace, where the production hives are located. There are six total varieties of Alsace honey, each one unique and different from the others. Honey from the silver fir has a balsamic smell and is brown colored.
Chestnut honey smells of ripe apples and has a tannic taste, with a light to dark brown color. Acacia honey smells of acacia flowers and is light colored. Lime honey has a smell of menthol, a bitter taste and a light to dark yellow. Forest honey smells of honeydew and has an intense, stringent taste and a uniquely intense color, while multi-flower honey is very sweet in taste and has a complex smell due to the mixture of different nectars.
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Great Taste Awards - 2 stars
2024, 2021
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Miel de Lavande de Provence Label Rouge Crémeux is a high-quality honey produced by Agro'Novae. This premium honey is crafted from the nectar of lavender flowers in the Provence region of France, renowned for its aromatic and floral qualities. The "Label Rouge" designation indicates its superior quality compared to standard products, which is a prestigious certification in the French agricultural sector.
The term "crémeux" refers to its creamy texture, making it easy to spread and enjoy.
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Great Taste Awards - 2 stars
2021
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