Rowse's Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey

Description: Geographical Sources: Tasmania, Australia Floral Source: Predominantly the blossom of the Leatherwood tree (Euc ... more

Rowse's Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey ... (Eucryphia Lucida and Eucryphia Milliganni).
Appearance: A set honey with a light amber colour.
Flavour: Very distinctive - a fragrant perfumed flavour with herby overtones

Newest Review: ... bee takes the nectar back to the hive where it is made into honey to provide substance for the worker bee larvae to eat mixed ... more

... with pollen. Some one collects this honey and sells it to Rowse who then put it into jars. I bought one of these jars of honey from Tesco for £1.99 for 340g. The leatherwood honey is thick creamy amber yellow coloured honey taste sweet but not as sickly sweet as some others a fairly strong fresh scented herbal taste. I smell the honey it does smell sweet I can imagine my nose pressed into the centre of a bunch of exotic flowers on a warm sunny day. I eat my peas with honey, Ive done it all my life, It make...more

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Rowse's Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey: It makes the peas taste funny (335 words)
by - written on 18/12/04 (Very useful, 251 readings)
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We are in Tasmania an island just of the shoes of Australia. Imagine a bee in a forest of leatherwood trees, it is springtime the bee is collecting nectar from the many large white flowers Leatherwood essence cleanses the heart and brings joy. (I hope some of this joy is transferred via the nectar to the honey and reaches me I could do with some joy.) This busy bee takes the nectar back to the hive where it is made into honey to provide substance for the worker bee larvae to eat mixed with pollen. Some one collects this honey and sells it to Rowse who then put it into jars. I bought one of these jars of honey from Tesco for £1.99 for 340g. The ... Read the complete review

Deliciously sweet . (224 words)
by - written on 19/04/02 (Useful, 117 readings)
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*Oh you product of the bee with deadly sting ,how is it you are so sweet*? One of lifes mysteries ,dont you think? Did you know there is a honey shortage at the moment ,my local Health Store assistant,told me that because of bad bee farming practices in china an aphid is eating the the larvae of the bee ,so this has created a world shortage. I have reason to believe him because if you look at some supermarket shelves no honey. I tasted this particular brand years ago,and it is deliciously sweet. Nice on buttered wholemeal bread ,and can be used as sweetner to marzipan, instead of sugar,also in cakes shortbreads biscuits. ... Read the complete review

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