Wing Wo Pure Honey
Wing Wo is one of Hong Kong's last remaining apiaries, located near the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin. While the honey is beautifully delicate with a lasting finish on the palate, the first thing that will strike you is its complex fragrance that evokes chrysanthemum. This is a winter honey, the bees take nectar from the flowers of the ivy tree (Schefflera heptaphylla). Winter honeys are unique to warmer regions of the world where bees do not need to hibernate, and this slightly cloudy, pale golden product is a delicious example.
HK$90, Patisserie, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin
HK Honey Lychee & Longan Springtime Honey
Conceived by designer Michael Leung, this emerging local brand bottles honey from local bee farms, such as Wing Wo (next example) in fetching glass jars that can be reused as tumblers, sealing them with a stopper made of pure beeswax that doubles as a candle. Don't be thrown by the cedarwood-like aroma. The lively floral flavours and fruity tang more than make up for it.
HK$240, Kapok, 3 Sun Street, Wan Chai
Mizutani Pure Japanese Flower Honey
