'Wild honey has a scent - of freedom Dust - a scent of sunshine... But gold - nothing'
• Produced in bee-friendly Warré hives
• Produced from 100% natural comb
• Medicinally active (ranging from TA 21+ to TA 39+)
• 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 Stringybark
Flavours: An incredibly rare honey sourced from honeyflows that come from flowers that emerge once every decade or two. Contains around half post brood combs and half virgin combs. More lemon myrtle and ginger to taste with distinct floral lift, some exotic spice, lots of caramel and toffee, almost rose hip tea-like characters, sweet but with that similar earthiness of the bouquet. Texture is amazing, concentrated, palate-staining and lifted with a barely-there pepperiness and again, that burr of granular chomp that feels almost suede. It feels nourishing and wildly delicious, something to be scoffed off your tablespoons.
Colour: Bronzed-gold
Texture: Almost chewy, with soft fudge-like texture yet a faint grainy smudge through it all
Aromas: Lemon myrtle, ginger, wattle seed, dried honeycomb and faint, sweet-earthiness
• Produced in bee-friendly Warré hives
• Produced from 100% natural comb
• Medicinally active (ranging from TA 21+ to TA 39+)
• 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
Growing on elevated hills of the Central Tablelands at altitudes of 800 to 1100m (in an extreme climate with highly variable rainfall), the honey produced from Red Stringybark woodlands is one of the finest in Australia.
Only once every four to eight years will this tree flower, enlivening our bees to collect her rich, amber nectar during late summer and occasionally into early autumn. Surplus yields are only possible every second or third flowering cycle, meaning that harvests only occur once every decade or two.
Produced in bee-friendly Warré hives from 100% natural comb, this honey is a true rarity with a deep amber colour and a rich, spicy, toffee-like flavour with smoky, earthy undertones. This harvest is pressed from virgin comb giving it a sumptuous quality and thick, creamy texture. A truly epicurean terroir honey for savouring.
Pure Red Stringybark honey is exceptionally high in mineral content and has the second lowest GI rating of any Australian honey (44). Our Red Stringybark has been independently tested and has an extraordinary high medicinal rating of TA 39+!
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 Stringybark
Flavours: An incredibly rare honey sourced from honeyflows that come from flowers that emerge once every decade or two. Contains around half post brood combs and half virgin combs. More lemon myrtle and ginger to taste with distinct floral lift, some exotic spice, lots of caramel and toffee, almost rose hip tea-like characters, sweet but with that similar earthiness of the bouquet. Texture is amazing, concentrated, palate-staining and lifted with a barely-there pepperiness and again, that burr of granular chomp that feels almost suede. It feels nourishing and wildly delicious, something to be scoffed off your tablespoons.
Colour: Bronzed-gold
Texture: Almost chewy, with soft fudge-like texture yet a faint grainy smudge through it all
Aromas: Lemon myrtle, ginger, wattle seed, dried honeycomb and faint, sweet-earthiness