MEXICO |Mex1, Mesquite Blossom | Mex2, Mozote (Autumn wild flowers | Mex3, Avocado Blossom | Mex4, Foggy Forest | Mex5, Melipona, Stingless | Mex6, Scaptotrigona Mexicana / Foggy Forest | Mex7, Mangrove Honey |
Mex3, Avocado Blossom Honey
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The honey
With remarkable spiced notes and the rounded persistence it leaves on the palate, this is a truly umami honey.
Tasting notes: clove, cinnamon, star anise, molasses, cooked pumpkin, stout beer, dried mushrooms Texture: viscous Perfect for: sauces Pairing: teriyaki sauce, pico de gallo, caramelized garlic, vinaigrettes, gravies, chocolate desserts, chai, café de olla, and carajillo Extraction date: Early March 2025 Water content: 17% The beekeeping
In Uruapan, Michoacán, fertile volcanic soils and a temperate climate create one of the world’s most renowned avocado-growing regions. When the avocado trees burst into bloom, they provide a rich but short-lived nectar flow, shaping honeys with distinctive aromas and flavors. Beekeeping here is inseparable from agriculture: hives are placed within the orchards, where bees pollinate the avocado blossoms and in return gather the resources to produce honey.
The landscape combines pine forests, avocado groves, and mountain air, offering a unique mosaic of biodiversity. For Chuy Gutiérrez and his family, tending to the hives during this season means working in tandem with the cycles of agriculture, demonstrating how apiculture and farming can strengthen one another. The honey produced reflects this dialogue, carrying the essence of volcanic earth, blossoms, and the intertwined work of pollinators and people. |
