Product description
Tasmania is home to an exceptional honey that is found exclusively within the heart of the pristine Tarkine wilderness, a remote area bathed in the world's purest air and water. Access to this region is a privilege held solely by our exclusive apiary, with only 20 individuals granted this access each year, half of whom belong to the Blue Hills family.
Tasmania, blessed with the cleanest air and water globally, is renowned for its extraordinarily pure environment and its vast wilderness heritage areas. Unpolluted winds travel thousands of kilometers across the vast Southern Ocean before reaching Tasmania's shores.
Cape Grim, situated in the northwest corner of the island, hosts a monitoring station that captures the purest air in the world. This monitoring station serves as the global reference point for measuring pollution levels worldwide.
Blue Hills Honey utilizes a cold extraction method to preserve all the natural components of the honey.
Bold and Distinctive Overtones of Musk and Exotic SpicesFrom the Heart of theTarkine Wilderness
Flavours
Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey
Ingredients
Tasmanian Honey. Cold Extracted, GMOfree(Genetically Modified Organisms)
Storage:
In a dry, dark cupboard away from direct sunlight.
How do we reliquefy the honey?
- Place the jar in a warm oven (less than 45°C) until liquid. This can take up to 2 hours.
- Place the jar in a pot of warm water (loose lid) on the stove (again less than 45°C) until liquid.
- Honey in the candy form isa favourite for the beekeepers themselves to eat
When remelting your honey please remember to minimise the exposure to the heat source.
Are there any impurities in your honey and what are the specs?
During the extraction process there are not a lot of impurities.The natural beeswax is removed by a wax centrifuge. From here the honey is coarse filtered (1000 micron) andthen the raw honey settles in a closed vat overnight. We then place the raw honey in the 300kg drums for storage.The honey is only harvested in Tasmania in the months of January, February and March.When required we melt the honey (always below 45°C). The honey then goes through a 300 micron filter to aholding vat for packing. This is regarded as a coarse filtering and you will still see the occasional propolis spec inthe honey. To filter finer would remove the natural pollen and we feel change the flavour and structure of thehoney (not a natural honey).
Multi Award Winning Honey:
- 2022 Worlds Best Leatherwood Honey (TBA)
- 2021 Winner Tasmanian Export Awards Regional Exporter
- 2021 Runner up Ministers Award for Export Leadership
- 2021 Fine Food Awards 10 Gold & 9 Silver
- 2019 Fine Food Awards Champion Honey
- 2019 Fine Food Awards 2 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronze
- 2018 Fine Food Awards 12 Gold, 4 Silver & 3 Bronze
- 2017 Fine Food Awards 5 Gold & 1 Silver
- 2016 Fine Food Awards 2 Gold & 2 Silver Monde Awards Grand Gold
- 2016 Monde Awards Jury Selection (top 5 foods in the World)
- 2015 Fine Food Awards Reserve Champion
- 2015 Fine Food Awards 1 Gold & 1 Silver
- 2014 Fine Food Awards 4 Gold
- 2012 Worlds Best Leatherwood Honey
- 2012 Winner Tasmanian Export Awards Small Business
- 2011 Worlds Best Leatherwood Honey (TBA)
- 2010 Winner Primary Industries Award for Organic Fine Food Awards Tasmania
- 2010 Winner Honey Champion Fine Food Awards Tasmania
- 2010 Runner up Honey Champion Fine Foods Awards Tasmania
- 2010 Winner Judges Overall Choice Organic Expo
- 2010 GOLD Organic Expo Best Natural Health Food Product
- 2010 GOLD Organic Expo Best Gourmet Food product
- 2008 Tasmanian export awards winner Agribusiness
Tasting Notes:
- Bold and Distinctive.
- Overtones of musk and exotic spices.
- “Like tasting honey for the first time”
Research:
University of Sydney' Antimicrobial actions of Australian mono flora honeys'Result‘Leatherwood therapeutically beneficial‘
University of Tasmania 'Leatherwood honey antimicrobial and antifungal actions'‘Active against Staphylococcal infections’
Leatherwood honey 2-3 times more antioxidants than most Australian honeys(2005,2001 D‘Arcy)
Anecdotal anti-inflammatory activity (dermatological)The antioxidant levels in Leatherwood honey can rank amongst the highest in theworld. (Novost 2009)
Product applications
include:Breads, small goods, prepared marinades, nougat, boiled sweets, muesli cereal, cakes/puddings, biscuits, dairy drinks, coated nuts, popcorn, pretzels, salad dressings, yoghurt,caramel’s, ice cream, butter based spreads, self-saucing puddings, hams, gourmet sauces,pharmaceutical products, soft centred chocolates, muesli bars, breakfast cereals, cake andicing mixtures, dry mixes, soy based drinks, rice dish sauce, health drinks, sweet buns, fro-zen desserts, medicated products (cough lollies), cosmetic (skin applications, shampoo etc)and nutraceutical.
Active:
TA10+ is regarded as beneficial, <10 is food grade. Is best kept below 10°C to preserve thenatural activity. Heat and time may deteriorate the indicated activity of the honey as perthe label. Available in 10+ / 15+ (250g and 500g
Note: Jar of each variety , plastic spoons (separate spoon for each tasting and not wooden as itchanges the taste of the honey), disposal bin for used spoons, napkins (for client), surfaceantiseptic for bench and demonstrators hands as there are usually honey spills.
About Blue Hills Honey
Blue Hills Honey is family owned and operated. The Charles family continues a heritage of crafting unique, high-quality honeys sourced from the pristine Tasmanian Tarkine wilderness
Blue Hills Honey benefits from a heritage of care and commitment from the Charles family over many years. From the outset, when Reuben and Beryl crafted a world-class honey product, the Charles family continues the same commitment and care today.
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