Cut comb

Definition

Comb built on thin unwired foundation, cut into squares and packed without extraction. It is the least processed honey product there is and cannot practically be adulterated, which is its strongest argument. The frames are sacrificed in the process, which is why it costs more.

Honey records that discuss this

• Ivy honeyStrong, faintly bitter and distinctly herbal — closer to a dark honey in character than its pale colour suggests.
• Gallberry honeyMild and clean with a soft floral warmth and a faint bitterness on the finish that the name hints at without quite delivering.
• Heather honeyStrong, smoky and slightly bitter, with a lingering woodfire-and-toffee character. One of the most complex honeys produced anywhere.
• Karakovan honeyComplex, floral and herbal at once, eaten with the wax. Its character is a mountain and a year rather than a species.