CHESTNUT HONEY - J.P. BERGER Provence

250 GR Jar - France

Chestnut honey can often be too powerfully flavored for many people, and in many cases I've found it to be too bitter. Berger's chestnut honey has a fragrant, sweet bouquet, with a hint of citrus. It is lighter in color, a medium caramel brown, than most Italian chestnut honeys, and denser with just a hint of instantly dissolving graininess. The flavor begins on lightly floral notes before moving to more aromatic tones and a mild caramel finish. A refreshing floral taste lingers on the tongue long after the honey is gone.

About the Producer:

This all-natural honey is culled from the apiaries of the Jean-Pierre Berger, a nomadic beekeeper in Provence. He makes his home in Cabrières d'Avignon, about 30 kilometers to the south east of Avignon, but you might just as well say that is home is all of Provence.

Jean Pierre offers a range of honeys with a fine, soft crystallization and a superior flavor. His honey is harvested in a region that is far from industrial centers, and from highways. He lodges his bee colonies individually in hives, and they are periodically moved according to the weather and pollination patterns in a particular year.

He gathers his honey through the use of a centrifuge at an ambient temperature, without any heating. The only other processing is simple decantation in stainless steel colanders. This ensures the presence of a large number of grains of pollen in suspension in the honey - proof to its authenticity, and this also contributes to the characteristic taste.

Suggested Uses:

Use in small or generous amounts on baked goods, glazes, and desserts. This is one of our longest lasting favorites. In the retail store whomever we sample it too, buys it! It really is gooood....