DISTRIBUTION: Atlantic Europe: France, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom (England)
SPECIES: Erica cinerea
INTENSITY ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧
COLOUR: Red-brown
TEXTURE: Liquid
SMELL / AROMA: Resinous, intense
Many of the species of the Erica genus are mistaken for Calluna vulgaris, as they look similar to the naked eye. They belong to the same family (Ericaceae) but are different genera. While Calluna vulgaris is the only species in the genus Calluna, the genus Erica has about 850 species, native to Africa and Europe, but now spread all over the world.
Erica cinerea (bell heather) honey is mainly found in western France, from the Pyrenees Range to Brittany. It is also found in Northwest Spain, in Portugal and England. It’s a very intense honey with a strong smell, somehow like tanned leather. It is much sweeter than other types of honeys, with a slightly acidic taste and a lingering, resinous aftertaste. It has a dark, red-brown colour. It remains liquid for a long time but is not a thixotropic honey (like the Calluna vulgaris one).
Erica cinerea (bell heather) honey is mainly found in western France, from the Pyrenees Range to Brittany. It is also found in Northwest Spain, in Portugal and England. It’s a very intense honey with a strong smell, somehow like tanned leather. It is much sweeter than other types of honeys, with a slightly acidic taste and a lingering, resinous aftertaste. It has a dark, red-brown colour. It remains liquid for a long time but is not a thixotropic honey (like the Calluna vulgaris one).
