{"product_id":"christchurch-botanicals","title":"Christchurch Botanicals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōtautahi Christchurch. City gardens, parks and river corridors, the Port Hills, and the Canterbury Plains margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light and elegant with orchard blossom, linden tea (herbal tea infusion), soft citrus and a clean, fresh floral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristchurch is the Garden City, and its bees have the run of it. Hagley Park, the Botanic Gardens, the Ōtākaro Avon corridor, tens of thousands of private gardens and the Port Hills behind. The result is a honey with more botanical variety in it than almost any rural site could offer. Light, elegant and different every season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Garden City Character\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCity honey surprises people. A farm is often a monoculture. A city is not: it is thousands of gardeners all planting different things, flowering in sequence from August to April. The nectar diversity available to an urban hive frequently beats a rural one, and you can taste it. This honey is layered, light and floral, with a linden-tea quality running underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy It’s Unique: A Different Honey Every Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is built from a whole city’s flowering calendar, this honey is a genuine seasonal vintage. A cold spring, a wet December, a good year for the limes, and it shifts. We do not blend it flat. What is in the jar is what Ōtautahi gave us that summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Pairings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorning Staples:\u003c\/strong\u003e On toast, crumpets, or stirred into porridge. A true everyday honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Tea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Its linden and blossom notes are made for this. Earl Grey, green tea, or a plain black tea with lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFresh Cheese and Fruit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Over ricotta with peaches, or a fresh goat cheese with walnuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light enough for delicate work. Honey cakes, madeleines, baklava syrups and glazes for fruit tarts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw, unblended, single-city multifloral. Seasonal vintage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpirit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light, Layered \u0026amp; Cultivated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōtautahi Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, NZ\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be Local","offers":[{"title":"80g","offer_id":58811426636107,"sku":"BLCHRSTBTNCLS-80","price":7.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300g","offer_id":58811426668875,"sku":"BLCHRSTBTNCLS-300","price":13.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":58811426701643,"sku":"BLCHRSTBTNCLS-1kg","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/1424\/0075\/files\/ChristchurchBotanicalsHoneyJar-3.png?v=1793586738","url":"https:\/\/belocal.co.nz\/products\/christchurch-botanicals","provider":"Be Local","version":"1.0","type":"link"}