June Bee Group meeting - Honey tasting

Please note the new start time of our YVBG meetings is 2pm. This event will be held in person only. 

Speaker - Jessica Locarnini - Honey Tasting

Jess's love of Australian honey has driven her to carve out a career as Australia's foremost Honey Sommelier. But unlike a restaurant sommelier who recommends wine, Locarnini works in the field of honey. She has trained with – and received official certification from the world’s best – the American Honey Tasting Society and the Italian Honey Commission. She has now brought these skills home and is applying them to our unique Australian honey.

Her obsession with honey and bees started at an early age and eventually led her to create Honey Merchant in 2018. She’s passionate to share her knowledge and is set to launch a honey tasting mentorship later this year to inspire a new wave of Australian honey connoisseurs. Currently she works with fellow beekeepers, chefs and foodies to draw attention to the unique and complex characteristics of Australian honeys through education, pairings and tastings. 

As Jess says: "Australia is a land of extremes filled with many challenges our bees and beekeepers adapt to, including fire, drought and flood. This is reflected in the complex taste of our honeys. The unique and diverse flavour profiles we have here in Australia deserve to be celebrated".

Please bring your own :

• 1 or 2 small wine glasses

• A spoon

• Drink bottle - water to drink between honeys

We will provide the cheese and apple :) and some variety of honey samples. However, you are welcome to bring your own samples to try with the expert.

Please do not attend if you are unwell or experiencing any cold or flue like symptoms; have been a close contact of someone with COVID-19; or are isolating. 

Meetings are held at ECOSS, 711 Old Warburton Road, Wesburn, in the ‘Coop’ (past the old house, over the green, down the bottom). Everyone is welcome - gold coin donation appreciated.

This event will be held in person only.