About this Honey
A premier honey of the Mediterranean (especially Greece and Sicily) and New Zealand. Harvested from wild thyme in rocky, dry terrains during late summer. This honey is reddish-amber and is prized for its resinous, herbal, and savory flavor profile. It is historically significant and is considered one of the best honeys for coating respiratory membranes during a cold.
Honey Characteristics
Thymus capitatus
Late Summer
Rare
Greece & Mediterranean
Resinous, highly aromatic, wild thyme brush, warm slate
Thick, slow-pouring, velvety
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The Story
Thyme honey is a dense, high-potency treasure drawn from wild Thymus capitatus blankets clinging to the rocky, sun-baked slopes of Greece and Sicily. Because this resilient herb thrives in hyper-arid terrains under intense late-summer heat, honey bees must forage across small, high-oil blossoms, resulting in an exceptionally thick and concentrated reddish-amber syrup that locks in a low moisture content.\n\nBoasting an elevated fructose ratio, it maintains excellent liquid stability, resisting granulation on the shelf for extended periods. It breaks entirely away from simple, sugary profiles, treating the tongue to an intensely resinous, savory, and herbal flavor architecture marked by distinct warm spice notes and thymol chemistry that linger elegantly, making it a premier pairing for heavy-lipid structures like authentic thick Greek yogurt, feta cheese, and roasted lamb.
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At a Glance
A Rare variety, harvested in Late Summer, from Greece & Mediterranean, derived from Thymus capitatus blossoms.