Single-flower honey
Sage
California's slow-crystallizing secret.
cloverwhite peppermild herb
What is it?
A light, clean honey from black and white sage on California's coastal hillsides. Like tupelo, it stays liquid for years.
Where does it come from?
The chaparral of central and southern California.
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What were the bees visiting?
What does it taste like?
Mild and refined with a whisper of herb and a peppery lift at the end. Elegant rather than showy.
What does it look like?
Water-white to pale gold. Light, very slow to crystallize.
When is it harvested?
May and June in a good rain year
What goes well with it?
sourdoughmanchegoroast chickengreen teapears
What can you make with it?
Ideas for the jar
Infusions
Vanilla Bean Honey
A split vanilla bean and a light honey. In a week it tastes like the inside of a bakery.
Drinks
Honey, Lemon & Thyme Tea
Fresh thyme steeped in hot water with lemon and a light floral honey. Bright, herbal, and quietly restorative.
Drinks
Honey Lemonade with Mint
Lemonade sweetened with honey instead of sugar has more depth and a softer edge. Use a light honey so the lemon stays bright.
Drinks
Honey Bee's Knees
A Prohibition-era gin sour where honey does the sweetening. Orange blossom honey turns it floral and long instead of simply sweet.
Find it
Who makes it
Follow the honey