C&D Sunbear 2021 Edition “Black Locust”

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3rdguy

Lifer
Aug 29, 2017
3,472
7,293
Iowa
Returns Tuesday, July 20th — with a very special twist. A blend of the finest Bright and Red Virginias balanced by 2014 Basma and 2013 Izmir Orientals, this year's edition of our summer Small Batch blend commends itself with subtle notes of raw, ethically sourced, single-farm honey from the 2020 Black Locust pollination in Maryland — a variety prized for its small yields, extremely light color, and delicate sweetness. Run of 10,000 tins.
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fightnhampster

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 14, 2019
920
2,566
Indiana

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
43,407
109,188
I think it is honey made from bees using a particular Black Locust plant for pollen.


That makes more sense. The version with honey from Jeremy Reeve's hives made the blend more personal and more appealing somehow.
 

Casual

Lifer
Oct 3, 2019
2,577
9,420
NL, CA
What happened to Jeremy Reeves’ bees?

I liked the 2020, and I doubt my palate is sensitive enough to tell the difference between this honey and any other honey-adjacent sweetener they could use. The honey provenance stuff is really selling past the close for me. I’ll get a couple regardless.