Labelled glass jar containing 450g of dark raw organic Calluna (Ling Heather) honey.
video of wooden honey dipper dripping into an open jar of organic raw calluna (ling heather) honey
Beekeepers Luisa and her daughter Olaya in white coats. Olaya holds large glass jar of dark honey
Beekeepers Olaya and Mario with multiple hives in mountainous area of Asturias, a region in north-west Spain
open cardboard box with wrapped jar of honey and biodegradable loosefill made from potato starch inside
Wooden honey dipper covered in golden coloured honey dripping into an open glass jar, with raw honey key facts text.
Organic certificate for beekeeper Luisa's raw Calluna (Ling heather) honey
crystalised honey on wooden honey dipper above honey jar in a bowl of water with water being poured into bowl from a jug
Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse
Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse
    Labelled glass jar containing 450g of dark raw organic Calluna (Ling Heather) honey.
    video of wooden honey dipper dripping into an open jar of organic raw calluna (ling heather) honey
    Beekeepers Luisa and her daughter Olaya in white coats. Olaya holds large glass jar of dark honey
    Beekeepers Olaya and Mario with multiple hives in mountainous area of Asturias, a region in north-west Spain
    open cardboard box with wrapped jar of honey and biodegradable loosefill made from potato starch inside
    Wooden honey dipper covered in golden coloured honey dripping into an open glass jar, with raw honey key facts text.
    Organic certificate for beekeeper Luisa's raw Calluna (Ling heather) honey
    crystalised honey on wooden honey dipper above honey jar in a bowl of water with water being poured into bowl from a jug
    Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse
    Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse
Labelled glass jar containing 450g of dark raw organic Calluna (Ling Heather) honey.
video of wooden honey dipper dripping into an open jar of organic raw calluna (ling heather) honey
Beekeepers Luisa and her daughter Olaya in white coats. Olaya holds large glass jar of dark honey
Beekeepers Olaya and Mario with multiple hives in mountainous area of Asturias, a region in north-west Spain
open cardboard box with wrapped jar of honey and biodegradable loosefill made from potato starch inside
Wooden honey dipper covered in golden coloured honey dripping into an open glass jar, with raw honey key facts text.
Organic certificate for beekeeper Luisa's raw Calluna (Ling heather) honey
crystalised honey on wooden honey dipper above honey jar in a bowl of water with water being poured into bowl from a jug
Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse
Jar of dark honey showing label on reverse

Luisa's Raw Calluna Honey 🍯 Bold, Floral Intensity from Spanish Heather

A rich, resinous raw honey with a thick texture and floral-woody notes. Harvested from wild Calluna (heather) in Spain's mountainous regions, this rare honey offers intense flavour and an almost jelly-like consistency.

Summary

Luisa's Raw Calluna Honey is a true connoisseur’s honey—rich, aromatic, and prized for its thixotropic texture. Sourced from pristine natural heather landscapes, this raw, unpasteurised honey retains all its original enzymes and nutrients. It’s one of the most sought-after types of honey in Europe for its unique taste, rarity, and slow crystallisation.

Product Highlights

  • 100% Raw & Unpasteurised – Preserves all enzymes and nutrients
  • Wild-Gathered – Sourced from remote heather-covered hills in northern Spain
  • Intense, Floral-Woody Flavour – Complex, slightly bitter finish
  • Amber to Dark Amber Colour – With a naturally thick, jelly-like texture
  • Rare Heather Honey – Calluna honey is more gelatinous than other types
  • Produced by Luisa – An artisan beekeeper using traditional methods
  • Ideal with strong cheeses, toast, and hearty recipes

Aroma

Strong floral and woody scent with hints of damp forest and autumn heather fields.

Flavour

Bold and aromatic. Begins slightly sweet, evolving into deep floral notes with a mildly bitter, complex finish. A lingering taste that pairs beautifully with robust foods.

Colour

Amber to dark amber when runny; can thicken to a jelly-like set over time.

Origin

Harvested from wild heather landscapes in northern Spain, where bees forage high-altitude Calluna vulgaris blossoms in pristine conditions.

Producer Story

Luisa is a dedicated artisan beekeeper who works in harmony with nature. Her hives are located far from pollution in rugged northern Spain, where her bees create rare honeys from wild flora. With a deep respect for traditional beekeeping, she produces pure, unpasteurised honey in small batches.

Common Uses

  • Cheese Pairings: Outstanding with mature manchego, stilton, or aged gouda
  • Toast & Biscuits: Rich enough to enjoy on its own
  • Savory Cooking: Use as a glaze for lamb or game meats
  • Baking: Enhances fruit breads and spiced cakes

🌀 Crystallisation

Crystallisation is natural and a sign of raw purity. Calluna honey crystallises slowly and often thickens instead into a jelly-like texture. If you prefer it more runny, gently warm it in a bowl of hot water. See our Runny Honey Guide.

🏡 How to Store

Store in a cool, dark place. Avoid heat or direct sunlight to preserve the enzymes and flavour.

🍯 Why Raw Honey is Special

Raw honey is untouched by pasteurisation or heavy filtering. It varies by season and location, offering natural diversity and real nutritional value that processed honey lacks.

🏪 About Us

At The Raw Honey Shop, we specialise in unpasteurised, 100% raw honey. Since 2008, we’ve helped customers discover over 30 varieties of raw and organic honeys—all carefully selected for purity, provenance, and taste.

📸 Photo Disclaimer

Product image is representative. Texture and colour can vary depending on harvest. Please check product title and description for specific contents.

🌟 What Our Customers Say

"Incredible depth of flavour and texture. A real treat!" – Thomas, Leeds
"Perfect with cheese. I’ve never had honey like this before." – Clara, London
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Luisa's Raw Calluna Honey 🍯 Bold, Floral Intensity from Spanish Heather

A rich, resinous raw honey with a thick texture and floral-woody notes. Harvested from wild Calluna (heather) in Spain's mountainous regions, this rare honey offers intense flavour and an almost jelly-like consistency.

Summary

Luisa's Raw Calluna Honey is a true connoisseur’s honey—rich, aromatic, and prized for its thixotropic texture. Sourced from pristine natural heather landscapes, this raw, unpasteurised honey retains all its original enzymes and nutrients. It’s one of the most sought-after types of honey in Europe for its unique taste, rarity, and slow crystallisation.

Product Highlights

  • 100% Raw & Unpasteurised – Preserves all enzymes and nutrients
  • Wild-Gathered – Sourced from remote heather-covered hills in northern Spain
  • Intense, Floral-Woody Flavour – Complex, slightly bitter finish
  • Amber to Dark Amber Colour – With a naturally thick, jelly-like texture
  • Rare Heather Honey – Calluna honey is more gelatinous than other types
  • Produced by Luisa – An artisan beekeeper using traditional methods
  • Ideal with strong cheeses, toast, and hearty recipes

Aroma

Strong floral and woody scent with hints of damp forest and autumn heather fields.

Flavour

Bold and aromatic. Begins slightly sweet, evolving into deep floral notes with a mildly bitter, complex finish. A lingering taste that pairs beautifully with robust foods.

Colour

Amber to dark amber when runny; can thicken to a jelly-like set over time.

Origin

Harvested from wild heather landscapes in northern Spain, where bees forage high-altitude Calluna vulgaris blossoms in pristine conditions.

Producer Story

Luisa is a dedicated artisan beekeeper who works in harmony with nature. Her hives are located far from pollution in rugged northern Spain, where her bees create rare honeys from wild flora. With a deep respect for traditional beekeeping, she produces pure, unpasteurised honey in small batches.

Common Uses

  • Cheese Pairings: Outstanding with mature manchego, stilton, or aged gouda
  • Toast & Biscuits: Rich enough to enjoy on its own
  • Savory Cooking: Use as a glaze for lamb or game meats
  • Baking: Enhances fruit breads and spiced cakes

🌀 Crystallisation

Crystallisation is natural and a sign of raw purity. Calluna honey crystallises slowly and often thickens instead into a jelly-like texture. If you prefer it more runny, gently warm it in a bowl of hot water. See our Runny Honey Guide.

🏡 How to Store

Store in a cool, dark place. Avoid heat or direct sunlight to preserve the enzymes and flavour.

🍯 Why Raw Honey is Special

Raw honey is untouched by pasteurisation or heavy filtering. It varies by season and location, offering natural diversity and real nutritional value that processed honey lacks.

🏪 About Us

At The Raw Honey Shop, we specialise in unpasteurised, 100% raw honey. Since 2008, we’ve helped customers discover over 30 varieties of raw and organic honeys—all carefully selected for purity, provenance, and taste.

📸 Photo Disclaimer

Product image is representative. Texture and colour can vary depending on harvest. Please check product title and description for specific contents.

🌟 What Our Customers Say

"Incredible depth of flavour and texture. A real treat!" – Thomas, Leeds
"Perfect with cheese. I’ve never had honey like this before." – Clara, London
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1
What is the story behind Luisa and her family’s beekeeping operation?
Luisa has been a beekeeper for over 40 years. Going further back in time her parents and grandparents were also beekeepers. She runs a close knit family operation consisting of her daughter Olaya and son Mario, who are the beekeepers. Then her sister Ines and mother Jacoba (who is 88 and still working) help with packing the honey. Their company is based on the very distinctive honeys of Asturias and Leon, which tend to be dark and strong tasting.
2
What is the status of Luisa’s honey?
Asturias is a part of Spain where many people left the villages to go to the city in the 20th century. Therefore, it is a very wild and underpopulated region of Spain, on the north western coast of Spain. It is an ideal place for the organic honey production, which Luisa practices. Her honey is 100% raw – it is never heated or filtered beyond coarse filtering to remove any debris that remains from the hive. Therefore her honey has all the natural enzymes, pollen, and beneficial properties that make raw honey such a wonderful natural product. Being certified organic guarantees that Luisa’s beekeeping follows specific principles, such as no sugar feeding, the hives being made of natural materials, the hives being a specified distance from any non organic crops etc. There is monitoring by the organic certifier, which means inspectors can turn up without warning. Where you see where Luisa’s bees forage, on the mountain tops and in the forests that carpet the sides of the mountains you realise that this honey is super organic.
3
What types of honey does Luisa produce?
Her flagship honey is an organic Forest, which is dark and rich. On the mountain sides and tops there are both main types of heather honey. There is the heather from the genus Erica and there is the Ling heather, known as Calluna in Spain. This is a thixotropic honey, which has a jelly like consistency and is in high demand in western Europe and Japan. Then there is Chestnut honey and Eucalyptus honey. Luisa also has a range of creamed honeys, she creams Chestnut, Heather and Eucalyptus. This process gives the honey a smooth consistency, which is neither set or runny (and is still totally raw).
4
Where do Luisa’s honeys come from?
Luisa’s honeys mainly come from the region of Asturias, with some of her honey coming from the neighbouring region of Leon. These are wild mountainous forested regions. The heather varieties tend to come from the mountain tops, whilst the forest honeys come from the forests that carpet the mountain sides. In addition, the eucalyptus comes from the lower areas near to the coast of Asturias, where the air is moist and the climate milder, which perfectly suits the production of Eucalyptus honey.
5
Is there anything else I should know about Luisa’s honey?
Yes! Her honey has a Denominación de Origen (DO) certificate from the EU, which recognises its authenticity and quality as a unique product that has specific characteristics related to the soil and climate of Asturias. In addition, Luisa’s honey has won many awards. She exports some honey to Japan and there it was voted as Honey of the Year in the main honey competition there.
6
Any recommendations for ways to use Luisa’s honey?
As well as an aid when you have a cough or cold Luisa’s honey pairs very well with a Spanish cheese, such as Manchego. Pour a spoonful of her forest over a slice of Manchego cheese and see how the flavours set each other off!
7
Why are many of Luisa’s honey varieties darker than other raw honeys?
The bees forage on chestnut, oak and heather. These are honeys that are particularly high in minerals and antioxidants, especially Chestnut. The tannins (a kind of antioxidant) make the honey very dark and also give it a bit of a kick – you get a tickly feeling in the back of the throat when you swallow it.

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