About this Honey
Harvested from the blue Chicory flowers often seen along roadsides. This honey is rare as a varietal. It is yellow-gold and has a distinct lemon-like flavor note. It is savory and less cloying than other floral honeys, making it an interesting choice for culinary vinaigrettes.
Honey Characteristics
Cichorium intybus
Summer
Rare
Continental US
Crisp lemon zest, chicory root, faint wild botanicals
Thin to medium viscosity, rapid granulation into fine sugar sheets
Honey Profile Chart
Scale: 1 (Low) → 5 (High)
The Story
Cichorium intybus provides a highly elusive, mid-summer monofloral forage because its bright blue blossoms open only for a few hours during the early morning before closing tightly under direct sunlight. To capture a pure extraction, apiaries must be stationed in undisturbed, high-calcium soils where the deep taproots can draw enough deep moisture to stimulate a brief, intense morning nectar discharge. The honey exhibits a moderate moisture range from 17.5% to 18.8% paired with a high glucose concentration that yields rapid granulation into fine, delicate sugar sheets. Its low cloying index and clean, lemony natural acidity make it an elite technical asset for cold savory formulations, blending effortlessly into artisan salad dressings without breaking oil-and-vinegar emulsions.
Sensory Profile
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Where Chicory Honey is Produced
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Culinary Applications
Best Pairings
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At a Glance
A Rare variety, harvested in Summer, from Continental US, derived from Cichorium intybus blossoms.