Time for breakfast and this morning it will be honey on those biscuits. We try to keep two types of honey around at all times. Both are local and very good for you. Orange blossom is our standard but our premium, "high society" "uptown" "high brow" Gold Standard is Tupelo Honey. That is the Cream of the Crop.
Tupelo honey is one of the rarest
honeys in the world, and for centuries it was an under-the-radar delicacy eaten only in certain areas of Georgia and Florida, where the white Ogeechee Tupelo Tree blooms. That is, until the 1970s when the rock star Van Morrison released his album,
Tupelo Honey. Ever since this flash of stardom the expensive sweetener has been sought out by eaters and prized for its butteriness and floral spice.
Fast Facts
- Place of Origin: Southern Cypress Swamp in Florida and South Georgia
- Distinct Flavor: Sweet butter, light cinnamon and floral notes
- Other Names: Swamp honey, southern gold