Altay Honey Buckwheat Raw 35.2oz/1000g

I'm not exaggerating, this is the best honey in the world. I sometimes buy a local honey that all my neighbors swear by, and it just tastes and looks like corn syrup.... This honey varies in how dark it is and also slightly in flavor, but when you get a really dark batch, you are in for a treat. I can't even adequately describe how good it is. I'm obsessed with honey and have tried 1,000s of different honeys from all over the world and buckwheat is my favorite, partly due to the health benefits-but sometimes you can get a light "barnyard" aftertaste from buckwheat honey-many of the buckwheat honeys sold here have that note present. This one does not however, it is pure thick floral goodness. This honey destroys Manuka honey in terms of antioxidants and health benefits at a fraction of the price. However, BEWARE....once you try it, it will ruin you for the cheap honeys you used to enjoy, like the 5 lb jugs from Costco. You just will not be able to eat them anymore because they just taste like sugar syrup in comparison. This honey is so good you will reach for the jar of it instead of a family photo album while fleeing from a house fire, and you will have zero regrets afterwards.

The honey arrived crystallized and solid. This indicates that it is genuine. If buckwheat honey arrives liquid, it means that it has either been heated (most likely at a high temperature) to eliminate any harmful substances, or it is counterfeit honey. So I heated it in warm water at 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and it became liquid and retained all its beneficial properties. Then I poured it into another jar, from another honey, so that it would be easier to pour. I usually drink it with coffee, it adds a caramel, slightly burnt flavor.

This honey tastes fine, but when the jar arrived a few days ago, the ENTIRE JAR was hard and crystallized. I am not sure what would cause such a thing except sitting around too long? Every time we use it I have to off load a bit to a sauce pan and heat it up, which is time consuming

Love this honey kind of my father used to have in Jersey growing up very tasty

This bottle is glass. I got fortunate that it arrived in tact. The packaging needs to be done better which is why I knocked a star off. It tastes great! No leaks.