We are very happy you like our Honey. The problem with “American” Honey is that much of it isn’t truly American. As it turns out, America imports a lot of Honey from China.

American bees can make excellent honey, too. But Honey is one of those items that is easily adulterated. Sometimes, to sweeten the honey, keepers powder the flora with sugar so the bees track the sugar back to the hive. Other times, the honey is a very low quality because of high water content, making it very thin and even skinnier on the flavor. So, one must be careful. 

I found this link to another site that spells out what you can look for in deciding which honey is for you. What I can tell you, is that Tassos Honey is mono-floral (single source) Thyme Honey, very thick (low water content), because of where the honey is produced. That is, at the top of the mountains, where it is cooler and windy. Tassos honey is also a very dark amber color due to its high mineral content and the clarity is perfect. 

The bottom line is that it’s really not the country of origin that makes one honey better than another. It’s the care bee keepers take in romancing their bee population, protecting their horticulture and harvesting the honey. The mountains on the island of Crete are naturally protected and the bee-keepers are naturally romantic.

And that’s just one of the many reasons we hope you come to trust the Tassos Brand as being one of quality.

Both the culinary and print media worlds were aghast at yesterday’s news that Conde Nast would be shutting down their “Gourmet” brand of food magazine. I have been a subscriber to Gourmet for several years, and only just recently got the gumption to place advertisements in the October, November and December 2009 issues (see below).

In addition to the advertisement, we at Tassos were particularly excited about participating in the Gourmet Institute, featuring the likes of Anthony Bourdain, to take place later this month in New York City, New York. At this event, we were planning on giving a special 20% discount to the attendees of the event through a special promotional code “GMI2009NYC,” sampling and tasting many of the Tassos products, and giving away five (5) gift baskets as well.

Over the past year, I have come to know some of the people at Gourmet Magazine. They are spectacular people.

So, in appreciation for their hard work and as a salute to the 70 years of Gourmet Magazine’s contribution to the culinary world as well as their staff and editor, Ruth Riechl, we at Tassos will select 5 (five) Tassos Guests (at random) which enter the promotional code “GMI2009NYC” at the time of placing their online order with us during the month of October 2009, to recieve a FREE gift basket along with receiving a 20% discount on the order.

We wish all the people at Gourmet Magazine the very best, and look forward to hearing about their new successes in wherever their journeys may take them.