Honey Taste Test
Date Tested: June 6th, 2021
Competitors: Ran the gauntlet from generic supermarket honey to raw honey w/ the comb to special pollinating flower honey.
Test Description: Blind test, set up by third party – Unmarked containers each pre-filled. Tester may eat out of each in whatever order and render a brand guess and/or rating.
| Guess | Score | Notes | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Haven | 8 | Very Average, High Viscosity | Orange Blossom |
| Wholesome | 7.5 | Combs, Crystals, Very Thick | Acacia |
| Star Thistle | 3 | tastes like bugs | Clover Bee Haven |
| Buckwheat | 5 | Bland, low viscosity | Wild Flower |
| Coffee | 4 | Tastes Burnt | Buckwheat |
| Kroger | 5 | Gummy, average, | Blueberry |
| Orange | 6 | Average, classic honey | coffee |
| Clover Bee Haven | 8.5 | good, flowery, very average taste, but ?? | Kroger |
| Orange | 8 | Good, average, somethings different | Star Thistle |
| Blueberry Blossom | 8 | Pale, smooth, | Bee Haven |
| Kroger | 6 | FAKE, good taste | Nature Notes |
| Acacia | 9 | High Viscosity, good, light crystals | Wholesome |
| Spille's | 8 | Quite good, light | Spille's |
| Fresh Thyme | 3 | Burnt, not good. Tastes like beef | Fresh Thyme |
| Really Raw | 9 | Quite Good, Smooth | Really Raw |
Good classic test. To the point and not overwhelmed with choice. I have never really thought one war or another about honey. The gross fake stuff you get in a small pouch has never been for me, but beyond that I have not harbored strong feelings either way.
To the honey, we had a nice gambit in attendance here. Lots of special flowers like buckwheat and acacia, organic, raw, and the run of the mill mass produced supermarket honey that comes in a bear. This variety really panned out. We had a good range on scores and a good variety in tastes/textures. As it turns out I have a rather generic taste when it comes to honey. While the Really Raw with comb was my favorite the next few were all the generic golden honeys sold at every Walmart and Kroger.
The specialties however: We had many special honeys during this test, many of which are not included on the table. I was not a fan of a lot of these. The special pollinating flowers made available to the honey bees, while a neat and novel idea, I do not think worked out. Put yourself in their tiny shoes. You are living the honey bee dream – you just bumble around pollinating and making honey until your offering for the big netted god in the sky who protects your nest is taken away, then again you start. Its a nice, simple life with little to worry about. You go to work, mow the lawn, and don’t have to worry about bears or killer wasps. Now, that all comes crashing down. Instead of free range flowers, you are now confined to a room with one plant – buckwheat. The worlds worst diet. Your bee queen becomes depressed having only buckwheat pollen to suckle upon. You are losing your mind. You must rub yourself upon the buckwheat day after day. Your bee wife is no longer content and threatens you with bee divorce court. Your bee daughter hates you. And the worst part? Your new honey doesn’t even taste that good. If you asked me, I’d say its this very depression that makes this honey not taste as good. You can taste the sadness in acacia honey. Give the bees freedom. They know how to make honey. Stop forcing your gross flowers on them. #freethebees
I see that you are becoming the serious, analytical scientist. Very discerning. My question now is how you’re going to eat all the rest of that honey when one jar last me a year.