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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Whiskey Aged Local Woodside Honey!

First we introduced St. Louis to Sweet Sophie Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup  - click here to read more about it (we are already on the third batch)


Now we are excited to introduce local Honey aged in a Whiskey Barrel - thanks to Greg Rannells of Woodside Honey in Maplewood, MO

Same honey, the one on the right is aged in whiskey barrel - 
check out the color difference
(currently just in stock at our Forsyth location)




Woodside Urban Whiskey Barrel Aged Honey...$7.99 / 4oz bottle
Thanks to Greg Rannells, local photographer and Woodside honey producer, for taking on this project for us. We had a 5 gallon freshly dumped Whiskey Barrel and asked him to age some honey in it for us. Greg was up to the challenge and we are excited to say 6 months later we have delicious Whiskey Aged Local Honey!
Barrel: Palm Ridge Micro Batch Whiskey Barrel
Aged: 6 months in barrel
Production: only 144 - 4oz bottles produce!


How about glazing some Salmon with Whiskey Aged Honey and throwing it on the grill this weekend!





Plus more of the "regular" in stock now --

Made right here in Mapelwood, Missouri
Woodside Urban Honey...$6.99 / 4oz bottle

WOODSIDE HONEY IS ROOTED IN A KINDRED SPIRIT OF FOUR GENERATIONS OF BEEKEEPING.

Several small colonies of bees can be found on a portion of our old family farm and namesake. Built in 1848 and standing proudly as the oldest home in Maplewood, Missouri it is notably listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


Beekeeping was once considered a country enterprise but with the rich multiflora sources thriving in an urban landscape, the city offers a vast and nourishing palette for exceptional honey. And while one in three bites of our food depends upon the pollination of bees, urban beekeepers are contributing greatly to this process as an alarming number of bees are dying due to pesticides used in conventional farming, among other causes. Urban beekeeping is a niche practice throughout the United States and Europe where colonies of honey-bees flourish in major cities such as San Francisco, Manhattan and atop the Opera House in Paris.


Woodside Honey supports responsible practices that pay homage to the cultural traditions of food and their impact on the planet. Our efforts resonate with both a rich lineage of artisans and a contemporary consciousness. We believe that buying thoughtfully grown and locally produced food is a healthier alternative and simply makes good sense.


Beginning in February as trees start to bloom, our honeybees will travel upwards of two miles in search of early nectar sources and will continue their work until Autumn's end. Honey is collected in late Spring and Fall from the colony. Surplus honey is stored by the bees in smaller frames called "supers". Once collected, these frames are then placed in a machine which uses centrifugal force to extract the raw honey. It is then lightly filtered and packaged, with spring honey lighter in hue and the Fall a warm amber due to the differences in the seasonal flora. It takes the lifetime of nearly 300 hard-working bees to collect enough nectar to produce a four once jar of honey. And among the many benefits and delectable delights of consuming local raw honey, is the belief that it is an immunity booster for people with allergies. So enjoy your Woodside Honey, thoughtfully crafted with care for you.



Can Local Honey help your allergies?
The idea behind eating honey is kind of like gradually vaccinating the body against allergens, a process calledimmunotherapy. Honey contains a variety of the same pollen spores that give allergy sufferers so much trouble when flowers and grasses are in bloom. Introducing these spores into the body in small amounts by eating honey should make the body accustomed to their presence and decrease the chance an immune system response like the release of histamine will occur [source: AAFP]. Since the concentration of pollen spores found in honey is low -- compared to, say, sniffing a flower directly -- then the production of antibodies shouldn't trigger symptoms similar to an allergic reaction. Ideally, the honey-eater won't have any reaction at all.  Health: How Stuff Works

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