Along with two of our other honeys, our Tāwari Honey was a Finalist for the 10th Black Jar International Honey Contest held in Asheville, USA in 2021, reaching the Top 30 out of hundreds of entries from countries across the globe.
This exquisite honey also won a Gold Medal in the Outstanding Food Producers Awards 2021 in New Zealand. Tāwari – totally an award-winning honey!
Tāwari (Ixerba brexinoides) is unique: unique to New Zealand; the only species within its genus; and only found in a few parts of the North Island. We find great groves of tāwari deep within Te Urewera, our vast pristine native forest.
Here, tāwari grows to over 10 metres high, and has been described by botanists as one of the most beautiful of New Zealand’s native plants, striking in the beauty of both its flowers and foliage. So much so that the delicate white flowers of the tāwari were one of the few used by our ancestors for necklaces and garlands to be worn on festive occasions.
The tāwari flower is usually pollinated by bats and moths attracted at night to the white flower. Plentiful nectar is produced at the base of the flower, and it is from these divine pools of nectar that the honey bee, during the day, produces one of the finest honeys of New Zealand.
Tāwari is a light honey to use in desserts and with cheeses. Match tāwari honey with poached or roasted fruits such as pears, or use it to sweeten up your favourite roasted nuts – walnuts or cashews. Drizzle over your best soft cheeses, especially camembert or brie, that you’re serving with tart fruit cheese such as quince or omega plum.
A straight sweetener in drinks, as it enhances and won’t interfere with the taste of your tea or smoothie.
This is so delicious and very good when I had bronchitis, it fixed me all up 🙂
It has rightly received the award of “The Best Tasting Honey in the World”. It suits my taste buds perfectly as its not too sweet. If you are looking for a more sweet tasting honey, you should go for the Tawari honey. Due to the rich color of Rewarewa honey, am also looking forward to…
Kia ora Brenda, many thanks, we are well here, and have warm toast waiting for our tawari honey, the best in NZ.
By the way I love the Tawari honey – it’s delicious! A real butterscotch flavour.
I’m in Toronto, Canada – and my sister recently brought back some honey from NZ Tawari & Rewarewa in 2 small bottles of 110g each. They are super delicious and sound very healthy, etc…. Like other people I enjoy honey from time to time on foods or in coffee and I rarely cared where it…
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Dear Sir/Madam, I have read with interest your articles about Manawa honey, your history, values and vision and I have tried the Manuka honey, Tawari honey and Rewarewa honey. I have found your honeys to be superior in aroma, taste and grade and I would like to be able to market Manawa honey to my…
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For the past few years I have had the pleasure to use the wonderful honey from Manawa Honey in my recipes as well as professional and home cooking. I was very much attracted to their “Ethos” and commitment to bees in nature and bringing true New Zealand Native Honey to be available now around the…
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This morning at Novotel Ellerslie I sampled your pack of Tawari honey and found it to be delicious. I was very intrigued with the packaging and thought it a very clever idea. My fingers did not get sticky as they did with the usual hotel/motel packs. Congratulations on an all-round good product. I will watch…
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I had the best time with all the whanau I can’t wait to come back everyone was so cool. That honey is the best I have ever eaten, just love that butterscotch flavour. Can I buy a big tub and how much with courier cost to Tauranga…
Many thanks for your quick reply. I had no idea mahoe is so special but I’m still gutted! How do I explain this to my wife? She’s going to really miss it over the winter. Tell the bees to get back to work and find mahoe flowers for next season! It will be a good…
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Hi Brenda – I hope you are well. I love your honey – especially the Tawari…. (May 2015)
