Savannah Bee Company Tupelo Gold Reserve Honey in a tall glass flute, golden-green honey from white tupelo blossoms

Savannah Bee Company Tupelo Gold Reserve Honey in a tall glass flute with a wooden gift case and leather ties

Tupelo Gold Reserve Honey

Ultra-Limited Harvest
Only the year's best tupelo honey earns the Gold Reserve name, so supply is small and goes quickly.
Gift-Ready Elegance
The tall glass flute makes a striking hostess, holiday, or corporate gift straight out of the box.

$130.00

Quantity: 20 oz

Savannah Bee Company Tupelo Gold Reserve Honey

Some honeys are pantry staples. This one is an event. Savannah Bee Company sets aside only the finest tupelo harvest of the year for its Gold Reserve, a buttery, golden-green honey gathered during a few fleeting weeks of bloom in the river swamps of Georgia and Florida. Presented in an elegant glass flute, it's the honey connoisseurs seek out and the gift they remember.

Buttery, Floral Flavor Expect smooth, mellow sweetness with soft butter and floral notes and none of the harsh bite of everyday honey.
Stays Silky Longer Tupelo's natural sugar balance helps it resist crystallization, so it pours beautifully for the long haul.

What is Tupelo Gold Reserve Honey?

It's Savannah Bee Company's top-tier tupelo honey, selected from only the finest lots of each year's harvest. It comes from the blossoms of the white tupelo tree, which grows in river swamps of Georgia and Florida.

Why is tupelo honey so expensive?

White tupelo trees bloom for only a few weeks each spring, grow in remote swampland, and depend on ideal weather for a good harvest. The Gold Reserve is a small selection from that already limited supply, which makes it one of the rarest honeys in the country.

What does tupelo honey taste like?

Tupelo honey is smooth and mellow, with floral sweetness, buttery richness, and a clean finish. It is noticeably less sharp than clover or wildflower honey.

Does tupelo honey crystallize?

Tupelo honey resists crystallization better than almost any other honey because of its high fructose-to-glucose ratio. If it ever does thicken, place the closed flute in warm (not hot) water until it loosens.

The Rarest Honey of the American South

Every spring, along the slow, dark rivers that wind through southeast Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, the white tupelo tree blooms. The window is brief, just a few weeks, and the trees grow deep in swampland where few roads reach. Beekeepers who chase this nectar move their hives to the riverbanks, wait for the weather to cooperate, and hope for a clean, pure flow before the bloom fades.

When conditions line up just right, the result is tupelo honey: a golden honey with a faint green glow and a reputation that has drawn honey lovers to the South for generations. Savannah Bee Company takes that a step further. Each year, its team tastes through the tupelo harvest and sets aside only the very best lots for the Gold Reserve. In some years, that's just a small fraction of everything they collect.

What Tupelo Gold Reserve Tastes Like

Pour a spoonful and you'll notice the color first, a luminous gold with a green cast that catches the light. The flavor is remarkably smooth: gentle floral sweetness, a rich, almost buttery roundness, and a clean finish that never turns sharp or cloying. People who think they don't care for honey are often surprised by tupelo.

Because tupelo is naturally high in fructose relative to glucose, it stays liquid and silky far longer than most honeys. It's minimally processed to preserve the flavor and aroma of the blossom.