About this Honey
A specialty regional honey from the high-altitude meadows of the White Mountains (New Hampshire) or similar alpine regions. Harvested in late summer from hardy alpine wildflowers like Snowberry and Fireweed. It is typically very light and clear, with a crisp, clean sweetness that captures the pure, unpolluted nature of the high-altitude environment.
Honey Characteristics
Montane Alpine Multifloral
Late Summer
Specialty
White Mountains NH
Crisp, faint mountain flowers, exceptionally clean and light
Water-smooth, clear, light viscosity
Honey Profile Chart
Scale: 1 (Low) β 5 (High)
The Story
Perched high within alpine meadows, this montane multifloral honey is harvested in late summer from a specialized mix of hardy, high-elevation survivors like Wild Montane Raspberry, native Asters, and Fireweed. The brief, intense alpine summer forces an immediate, concentrated nectar secretion from these plants, which honey bees collect in an unpolluted environment completely isolated from lowland agricultural runoff.\n\nBecause alpine flora yields nectar with an exceptionally low mineral ash content, the resulting syrup arrives in the jar remarkably light and water-clear, maintaining a clean moisture profile between 16% and 17.5%. Lacking the heavy, molasses-driven mineral traits of forest honeys, its sugar structure delivers an incredibly crisp, unblemished, and delicate sweetness that evaporates effortlessly off the palate, making it a pristine choice for sweetening sensitive white teas or delicate panna cotta.
Sensory Profile
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At a Glance
A Specialty variety, harvested in Late Summer, from White Mountains NH, derived from Montane Alpine Multifloral blossoms.