(New Zealand) Clover Creamed Honey 500g / 1.1lbs

I had been dying to try some New Zealand honey since hearing someone rave about pairing it with almond butter. So, I took an English Muffin, spread some almond butter on one side and a Tbsp of New Zealand Clover Creamed Honey on the other. It was pretty close to heaven. Note: A Tbsp is a LOT of honey. Next time, I'm going to try 1/2 Tbsp. ;-) Also, I just ordered this honey on Sunday, and it shipped Monday, with me receiving it Thursday. Not bad. I was expecting it to take a week or more, but the seller was super fast! (seller: RussianShoppe) As for this particular honey, it is probably the closest to what you would buy in the grocery store, as far as flavoring. Some of the others might taste stronger, like Manuka or Tahari... I'm not sure, since I haven't tried those. But this stuff smells and tastes awesome. My only problem with it is that I KNOW it will not last me more than a week! I could eat it straight out of the jar! ;-) Some info that is on the label and not in the item description, but I thought you might be interested in: "Clover- Clover honey is everybody's favourite. Here in a creamed form, it is light in colour with a smooth creamy texture and delicate flavour that is typical of the best clover honey produced in our South Island pastoral country. New Zealand produces the very best quality Clover honey in the world." (yes, they do!) Also, it says to keep the honey cool (20-22C), dry and avoid sunlight. There is an iron-clad guarantee, no questions asked. If you do not like the product (as if that would be possible), you can return it for a replacement. Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 1 Tbsp (21g), 24 servings per container. Calories: 60 Carb: 17 (16g from sugar) Like I said, the only complaint I would have is that the jar is not bigger. It is 500g, about the size of a coffee mug. If you can find this in a store where you don't have to pay shipping, awesome. If you have to pay shipping, well, maybe we can talk them into making a jar about 3 times this size. No joke! Buy it now! :)

Generally, I am not overly fond of honey, but this honey is the exception. The crystals of the creamed honey are so incredibly fine that it seems to not be crystallized at all! I normally find the flavor of honey to be too strong and cloyingly sweet, but this honey was perfect. Its flavor was delightful: subtle and aromatic yet not at all overwhelming, sweet without being sickeningly so. The overall sensation was that of eating fudge: delightfully sweet, creamy and indulgent. This honey has converted me. Perfectly sumptuous!

The price is good for the amount you receive. Does not taste as good or is fragrant as the Manuka Health South Island Clover. However it is impossible to find that one online via an American retailer at the moment. The search continues....

Never knew that honey could spoil but this was not yellow and whipped. It is liquid and orange. Jar looks old and beat up.

We love Airborne's Creamed Honey from clover but this jar is not creamed as the last one was. We do know the difference, as we visited the factory near Christchurch some time ago. This jar is delicious but much more runny and darker in color than our previous jars of the product described as creamed honey. One of the reasons we prefer creamed honey is that it is much less runny than regular honey. Am wondering why this is different . . .?

I purchased this honey along with organic cinnamon so that I can eat it together daily as a health benefit. I would have loved to have the honey in a squeezable plastic jar because it tends to get messy when you scoop it out with a spoon. The honey itself doesn't taste like the honey we buy at our local grocery store but it takes pretty good. It's a taste that your palet will have to get used to.

Decided to buy this honey after reading a couple of reviewers positive comments and I wasn't let down in the least after trying it. And I'll have no qualms about purchasing more. I'm not a honey expert. In fact, the only honey I've purchased are the major brands off the shelves of USA supermarkets. I think I will liken this honey to those brands sort of like the difference between artificial maple syrup and real maple syrup. Definitely a noticable difference, tho I'm sure some people will still buy the cheapest brand they can find. And this is the first product, to my knowledge, that I've ever tried from New Zealand. All I've known of the Kiwi's are the bands Split Enz, Crowded House, and the pesky upstarts who took the America's Cup away from Newport, Rhode Island back some 30 years ago. But this is really the first physical piece of New Zealand I've held in my hand or on my tongue. And I have to say I'm pleased. Edit...OK. So it was Australia that won the America's Cup back in '83 and not New Zealand. I'll leave that one up there- partly from my own stupidity, and partly because it's a funny little snipe at the two countries that sit at the bottom of the world.

So Delicious. I expected honey, regular honey. I sampled a small taste and at first I thought, ok, it tastes like regular honey but then as it went down, It was so airy and so smooth, refreshing. This is honey from heaven for sure! I cannot wait to try their other honey flavors!