Deukes Raw Monofloral Buckwheat Honey - 250ml
Deukes Raw Monofloral Buckwheat Honey Fagopyrum esculentum 250ml.
Honey for dipping. Honey for drizzling. Honey for pairing with cheese, wine and recipes. Honey for every occasion and every palate. Each of Deukes' varieties is made from the nectar of a single flower species, creating unique tastes and textures. Dip in and start your journey.
Like a brooding summer storm, Buckwheat Honey is the darkest and most dramatic of the DEUKES collection. It has a strong cinnamon-like, earthy taste, with a thick but runny texture and a full-bodied aroma. And yet, the plant it originates from tells a different story. Startlingly beautiful, the dainty white and pink flowers of the Buckwheat plant carpet fields and meadows with summer snow. Ours is from Moldova, where it has been harvested for thousands of years.
Great Taste Award 2021 1 Star
International Taste Institution Brussels Superior Taste Award 2021 2 Stars
Great Taste Award 2024 1 Star
The darker the honey, the richer the health benefits. Buckwheat has a higher antioxidant level than even Manuka, and is packed with vitamins known to lower cholesterol and blood pressure and treat anaemia.
Buckwheat honey crystallises slowly, and is considered to be one of the most robust varieties.
Drizzle over pancakes, waffles and ice cream as an alternative to maple syrup. Or layer with tangy cheddar, stilton or smoked cheese on crackers with nuts and seeds. Syrah and Red Douro are perfect matches.
Made by bees in Moldova, Transnistria.
250ml Glass jar with card gift box.
About Deukes.
Imagine if every bottle of wine on the shelf tasted the same. If the sommelier only gave you one option. And if every dish was paired with the same grape, every time.
That’s what happens with honey, all over the world.
Having kept bees for generations on our family farm in Moldova, having trained beekeepers across Europe in sustainable practices, and having seen what nature can create, we realised there was a problem.
Beekeepers like us were producing the most stunning varieties of honey. Rich. Sweet. Earthy. Runny. Thick. Deep. Woody. And yet the factory process of mixing varieties together, then adding sweeteners, was making every honey on the supermarket shelves taste the same.
With a collective of independent, sustainable beekeepers we know and trust, we set out to make honey special again. And Deukes – meaning sweet in Ancient Greek – was born. Instead of mixing varieties, our honeys are ‘monofloral’, meaning the nectar comes from one species of plant. (As much as you can stop bees from flying further afield, anyway.)
Each one has its own taste. Its own special colour. And its own unique health benefits, which our beekeepers and communities have known of for thousands of years.
Other than testing for quality, the honey is untouched by human hands. It is as raw as the hive intended, with the taste of every flower and landscape deep within.
Drizzle over breakfast. Scoop up with cheese. Stir through tea. And discover a different taste, and journey, with every jar.
Buy Deukes Raw Monofloral Buckwheat Honey - 250ml at Ratton Pantry.
