About this Honey
Also known as Leatherwood in the Southern U.S. (distinct from Tasmanian Leatherwood). Produced in the swamps of Florida and Georgia in late spring. The honey is reddish-amber and can be somewhat astringent or bitter when fresh, but mellows with age. It is a spicy, pungent honey often used in bakery blends.
Honey Characteristics
Cyrilla racemiflora
Spring
Specialty
Gulf Coast
Pungent, sharp herbal bark, wet swamp woods, tannic spice
Thick, dense, highly viscous
Honey Profile Chart
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The Story
Harvested from the dense, tangled wetlands of Northwest Florida and Georgia during the humid late spring bloom, Swamp Titi honey is an uncompromised snapshot of southern swamp terroir. Sourced from Cyrilla racemiflora, this reddish-amber varietal absorbs heavy moisture and organic plant tannins from its damp environment, requiring careful monitoring by local apiaries during extraction.\n\nBecause it features a high glucose concentration, it undergoes a rapid crystallization speed, transforming cleanly into a fine-grained paste over a few short months. When freshly pulled from the extractor, it displays a fiercely pungent, astringent, and slightly bitter bite driven by natural plant saponins; however, when allowed to age, it settles into a deeply complex, zesty spice that provides a legendary flavor anchor for industrial bakery batches and heavy pit BBQ glazes.
Sensory Profile
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At a Glance
A Specialty variety, harvested in Spring, from Gulf Coast, derived from Cyrilla racemiflora blossoms.