Our honey
Honey from Galicia - Covas 21
We offer three specialties: multi-flower honey, single-flower blackberry honey and single-flower chestnut honey, in different formats adapted to the needs of each consumer. In addition, we continue to innovate with new proposals, such as honey with walnuts and chestnuts or kiwi jam with honey, which will soon be part of our offer.
Discover our varieties and choose the perfect honey for you: flavor, tradition and quality in every drop!
Multifloral or milflore honey
Milflores is the most common type of honey in Galicia, and is produced from a wide variety of floral species, with no particular species predominating. That is why it can differ so much in flavor depending on the area in which it is produced, as it is a true reflection of the richness of the vegetation of its area of origin. The main species involved in the production of this honey are, among others, chestnut blossom, blackberry, heather, eucalyptus, wild plants and fruit trees.
- Color: from amber to dark amber.
- Aroma: floral or vegetal nuances.
- Taste: slightly acid, salty or bitter depending on the flowers of origin.
- Other characteristics: can crystallize.
Blackberry monofloral honey
This honey is made from the blackberry blossom, better known in other regions as blackberry. It is produced mainly in inland, but also in coastal areas, from the blackberry bushes (Rubus spp.).
- Color: varies from light amber to dark amber, often crystallizing in clear tones such as silver or golden.
- Aroma: persistently floral
- Flavor: twelve lixeiramente acid, afroitado and with intense retrosanal.
Chestnut monofloral honey
This honey is produced mainly in the interior of Galicia, especially in mountain areas. The flower of the chestnut tree provides a large amount of nectar, being very suitable for the production of honey. Depending on the weather, it can also bring small amounts of honeydew at the end of the summer, which gives different nuances to the sensory characteristics of these honeys.
- Color: dark amber in liquid state; brownish-purple in crystallized honey.
- Aroma: vexetal to madeira.
- Taste: slightly salty and bitter.
- Other characteristics: it has a high mineral and polyphenol content, as well as the highest amount of vitamin C of all known honeys.
The data of the nutritional information of these varieties of honey were obtained from the research document O mel: ouro doce da natureza, published by the Consello Regulador da IXP Mel de Galicia. You can download the complete document in this link.
For more information or to purchase our honey, please contact Xosé Manuel Boán at +34 626 719 385.