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Capilano Aussie Tastes Range
Now available at Woolworths!
Buttery, fruity, savoury and smooth, embark on a taste road trip with our new Aussie Tastes range – collect them all.
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Ways to Enjoy Aussie Bush Honey
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Ways to Enjoy Aussie Coastal Honey
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Ways to Enjoy Aussie Outback Honey
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Just like a fine wine or perfume, our Master Honey Blender, Peter, selects single floral origin honeys and melds them into unique honey tastes.
These incredible honeys are created by Aussie bees that forage our diverse landscape, delivered to Capilano daily by a network of more than 800 beekeeping families right across Australia.
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TASTING SHEETS
Take time to discover the unique tastes and aromas of our new Bush, Coastal and Outback honeys.
EXPLORE AUSSIE HONEY
Track our single floral and master blended honey across Australia.
Discover Australia's Native Floral Honeys
Yellow Box
Flowering
Magnificent Yellow Box (E. melliodora) trees can grow from the Darling Downs in Queensland all the way through to Victoria. Its major flowering period occurs every 2 – 4 years in spring and early summer.
Flavour Profile
A delicately smooth and dense, buttery honey with a delightful fresh aroma.
Ironbark
Flowering
Ironbark refers to several different eucalyptus species, commonly categorised as either red or grey ironbarks. Most species flower every 2 – 3 years from autumn into spring in varying colours.
Flavour Profile
Generally extra light amber in colour, ironbark honeys are known to have a mild, sweet flavour.
Leptospermum (Manuka)
Flowering
Comprising 85 of the 87 known species in the world, Australia’s Manuka (Leptospermum) flowers throughout the year in varying colours from white, cream, pink, fuchsia and crimson.
Flavour Profile
Manuka honey is known for its deliciously rich, caramel flavour with herbaceous undertones.
Yellow Gum
Flowering
Yellow Gum (E. leucoxylon), sometimes also known as Blue Gum, is native to north central Victoria and the southeast of South Australia. It can bloom white, pink or red flowers bi-annually from March to December.
Flavour Profile
This honey has a pleasing eucalypt aroma and smooth, distinctive caramel flavour that lingers.
River Red Gum
Flowering
Along the mighty Murray River systems, creeks and billabongs flourishes the prolific River Red Gum (E. camaldulensis). Its beautiful white or red flowers bloom bi-annually in spring and summer.
Flavour Profile
A clear golden coloured, smooth flavoured honey with deliciously rich toffee undertones.
Mallee
Flowering
50% of Australia’s eucalyptus trees are known as ‘Mallee’. Green, White, Red, Stoney, Big Cup, Yorrell (to name a few) typically bloom every 2 – 5 years all over the country in varying colours.
Flavour Profile
This honey can range from extra light to medium amber with butterscotch notes, to a very deep, dark honey that has distinct and strong earthy undertones.
Messmate
Flowering
Messmate (E. obliqua) grows on the eastern fringe of the New South Wales tablelands, extending down into Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It blooms clusters of white flowers every 3 – 4 years.
Flavour Profile
A characteristically dark honey, Messmate has an opulent aroma with a strong, yet sweet, flavour. Image credit.
Red Stringybark
Flowering
Out of the many varieties of stringybarks, the red variety (E. macrorhyncha) is highly regarded by beekeepers. Found in south-east of New South Wales and Victoria, it blooms white flowers every 3 – 4 years from January into March.
Flavour Profile
A vivid, tawny coloured honey with a fragrant bold flavour that lingers on the tastebuds. Image credit
Bloodwood
Flowering
Bloodwood refers a range of corymbia species, including red, pink, yellow, white, brown, long-fruited, swamp and desert varieties. They produce big, showy white or pink flowers every 2 – 3 years.
Flavour Profile
Bloodwood honeys typically have a rich caramel flavour and silky, luscious texture.
Coolibah
Flowering
An iconic Australian eucalypt, Coolibah varieties grow along many rivers, creeks and, most notably, billabongs. They flower from mid-spring through to late autumn producing delicate white flowers.
Flavour Profile
Coolibah honey is a beautifully light-coloured honey with an enjoyable mild flavour.
Yapunyah
Flowering
Yapunyah (E. ochrophloia), grows exclusively in the channel country in Queensland and Northern New South Wales. It produces creamy light-yellow flowers, following sufficient rainfall, from March through to mid-spring.
Flavour Profile
This light amber coloured goodness is a unique eucalypt flavour with sweet, caramel undertones. Image credit.
Grey Box
Flowering
The two varieties of Grey Box typically grow across south east Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. They both flower in summer to autumn, typically every 2 – 5 years.
Flavour Profile
A mild, medium-coloured honey with candy overtones that melts in the mouth. Image credit.
Brush Box
Flowering
Brush Box (L. confertus) is a native rainforest tree that grows along the eastern seaboard. It blooms annually, producing flowers with broad petals and feathery stamens that make a statement.
Flavour Profile
This tropical, light coloured honey offers a mild yet fruity aroma. Image credit.
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