'Veiled in this fragile filigree of wax is the essence of sunshine, golden and limpid... Honey, even more than wine, is a reflection of place...
(it) is the flower transmuted, its scent and beauty transformed into aroma and taste'
• Gold Label Range featuring rare seasonal varieties
• Produced in bee-friendly Warré hives
• Produced from 100% natural comb
• Exceeds Biodynamic and Organic standards
• Cold pressed (not heated above bee colony temperature)
• Produced in permanent apiaries in isolated wilderness and woodland locations
• Honey is only sourced from our own 300 Warré hives
Tasting Notes by Mike Bennie
Instagram: @mikebennie101
Red Bloodwood
An incredibly complex and compelling honey, indeed, one of the most detailed, intriguing and distinct tasting yet. The texture is magnificent, rich, creamy and sticky with a trail of pleasing, lightly silty grip through the ultra-lingering finish. Flavours are lush and luxurious, deep and satisfying, warming almost and, importantly, distinctly nutty-savoury under the caramel and sweet/dried citrus primary flavours. A wealth of indulgent pleasure here. A ‘wow’ honey of highest calibre.
Colour: Medium-gold, hazy-cloudy, flecked
Texture: Ultra creamy/sticky textured, silty finish
Aromas: Toffee, warmed hazelnuts, sandalwood, dried roses, sugared almonds, eucalyptus
Flavours: Crème caramel, almond, candied orange, ginger, toasted hazelnuts, cinnamon
• Gold Label Range featuring rare seasonal varieties
• Produced in bee-friendly Warré hives
• Produced from 100% natural comb
• Exceeds Biodynamic and Organic standards
• Cold pressed (not heated above bee colony temperature)
• Produced in permanent apiaries in isolated wilderness and woodland locations
• Honey is only sourced from our own 300 Warré hives
Our Gold Label range incorporates incredibly rare, seasonal varieties in small quantities produced from 100% natural comb in bee-friendly Warré hives in the Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia.
Red Bloodwood is a unique honey produced in the epic sandstone forests of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
In late summer and into Autumn, the Red Bloodwood tree (Corymbia gummifera) bursts into flower, covering the wilderness canopy with creamy blossoms. Flowering once every 2 to 4 years, the honey produced is a true terroir honey, capturing the essence of the Blue Mountains.
It has a rich, complex flavour, the sweetness complemented by deep resinous notes (owing to the 'blood' or kino/resin produced in abundance by the tree which gives the tree its common name). The amber colour and unique texture make for a beautiful, wild honey produced in a wild landscape.
Red Bloodwood is defined by beekeepers as a ‘short budder’ in that it sets its buds in the month before flowering, (unlike many other Eucalypts, Corymbia’s and Angophora’s that set bud one year or more before flowering). Therefore, blossom is highly influenced by environmental conditions immediately preceding and during flowering.
In recent years, changes to the climate patterns in the region have resulted in periods of very high rainfall during flowering, affecting the honeyflow and making this honey a rarity.
As our Wild honey is genuinely cold pressed from virgin comb it may be crystallised in the jar. Cold pressed honey often has a cloudy or opaque appearance and soft, thick, even texture with finely grained crystals.
Storage Instructions and Important Information
Store in a cool, dry and dark place. Best temperature range for storage and serving is between 15 and 25°C.
Our Wild Honey is bottled in glass jars and all orders are sent with Australia Post's ‘special wine order - fragile’ tape attached, which notifies Australia Post employees to carefully handle the parcel. We also take great care in packaging the product securely for transit.
Wild honeys from Warré hives contain bee bread (pollen fermented by beneficial bacteria) and propolis showing proven antioxidant and medicinal activity. In extremely rare cases, pollen can cause allergic reactions.
Our Wild Honey and Wild Honeycomb is naturally gluten free. It contains no wheat, barley, rye or oats or their by-products. Malfroy’s Gold facilities do not process or store anything containing gluten - we only extract and pack our own bee produce onsite.
Please note: As our honey is seasonal, wild, harvested from small apiaries, and bottled in micro batches, natural variation in colour, texture and pollen richness will occur from batch to batch. The honey you receive may be a slightly different colour from that pictured above but rest assured it is the same variety. We do not overheat, filter or homogenise our honey to make every jar uniform in colour and texture as that damages the nutritional integrity of the honey. The honey also naturally varies in colour over time inside the jar as it is a living product - this ongoing process will not negatively affect the wild honey’s taste or nutritional integrity.
Tasting Notes by Mike Bennie
Instagram: @mikebennie101
Red Bloodwood
An incredibly complex and compelling honey, indeed, one of the most detailed, intriguing and distinct tasting yet. The texture is magnificent, rich, creamy and sticky with a trail of pleasing, lightly silty grip through the ultra-lingering finish. Flavours are lush and luxurious, deep and satisfying, warming almost and, importantly, distinctly nutty-savoury under the caramel and sweet/dried citrus primary flavours. A wealth of indulgent pleasure here. A ‘wow’ honey of highest calibre.
Colour: Medium-gold, hazy-cloudy, flecked
Texture: Ultra creamy/sticky textured, silty finish
Aromas: Toffee, warmed hazelnuts, sandalwood, dried roses, sugared almonds, eucalyptus
Flavours: Crème caramel, almond, candied orange, ginger, toasted hazelnuts, cinnamon