Harrods sells ‘greatest honey in world’ guarded by safety – for a hefty worth

There’s nothing like beginning the day with a bit of honey in your breakfast.

It’s candy, sticky and tremendous good for you – however if you wish to pattern a brand new form you then want a spare few hundred quid! If you head to Harrods Food Hall you will discover it on the cabinets for a whopping £750.

The amber nectar is in a hexagonal glass jar, and comes full with a bespoke timber lid. As effectively as this, the product options 22-carat gold lettering, a hand-blown glass dipper and a certificates positioned inside a gold ring to point out it is genuine.

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Extravagant and costly, the sticky stuff has been created because of a “honey sommelier”, and it is bought completely on the London retailer. If you are a meals fan with an enormous funds, then it might be one so as to add to your to-try record.

The product is alleged to be a more healthy various to nice wines, and the producers of “Australian Rare” say it is truly made by “world’s healthiest bees”. Perhaps that is what helps the breakfast staple to comprise medicinal properties with “complex” tasting notes.

As the honey is so expensive, it is even saved underneath lock and key on the division retailer. The jars are watched over by safety guards, with solely the storage packing containers being positioned on show.



It’s stated to be produced by the “world’s healthiest bees”
(Image: Harrods)

One Harrods worker stated folks have been eager to snap up the Jarrah honey, because it’s stated to comprise of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and low glycemic index properties. Rick Bains, the British co-founder of Australian Rare, even just lately headed to the shop to ensure the product was being displayed appropriately.

He instructed the Mail on Sunday: “We’re trying to reimagine honey and reimagine luxury gifting by creating the best honey in the world, and Harrods was the best place to showcase that. It’s not only some of the best-tasting honey in the world, it’s the best medicinal honey, it’s exceptional.”

To make the honey he works with 40 beekeepers in South-West Australia, which is regarded as a biodiversity hotspot. Here, over 8,000 uncommon species of wildflowers bloom, and this helps to provide simply 888 jars that weigh 250g every.

While “The Supreme” Jarrah honey is available in at £750, meals followers can even purchase “The Exotic” for the marginally cheaper worth of £600. Meanwhile “The Jewel” is available in at £500, and every model comes with its personal distinct color and flavour as they’re produced by utilizing totally different species of eucalyptus timber.

Mr Bains added: “We spent tens of thousands on scientific research and laboratory testing so that we can identify the pollen source in each drop. It is at least 20 times rarer than Manuka honey. I’m so proud to see it being sold in Harrods – I almost have to pinch myself.”

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