About this Honey
Harvested from the Sugar Gum Eucalyptus tree in South Australia. It produces a premium, light-straw colored honey that is dense and sweet. It has a classic "honey" aroma with subtle floral notes and candies (crystallizes) smoothly, making it a favorite table honey in Australia.
Honey Characteristics
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Summer
Specialty
South Australia (Flinders Ranges & Kangaroo Island)
Classic honeyed beeswax, subtle clean eucalyptus blossom, light vanilla
Incredibly dense, thick, candy-smooth
Honey Profile Chart
Scale: 1 (Low) β 5 (High)
The Story
Harvested from the stately, white-barked Eucalyptus cladocalyx trees spanning the sun-drenched landscapes of South Australia, Sugar Gum honey is widely celebrated as a benchmark table selection. This premium, light-straw colored variety completely avoids the intense, camphorous, or medicinal notes common to other native eucalyptus trees, instead offering an unblemished, classic honey experience.\n\nDue to its unique, low-moisture environment, it displays an incredibly dense, thick body on the spoon. It features a perfectly balanced sugar ratio that causes it to candy smoothly over time, melting into fine, microscopic crystal grains that slide effortlessly across the tongue with a mild, clean, and beautifully delicate finish, performing flawlessly as a clean finishing syrup for hot morning teas and fresh white ricottas.
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At a Glance
A Specialty variety, harvested in Summer, from South Australia (Flinders Ranges & Kangaroo Island), derived from Eucalyptus cladocalyx blossoms.