Heather honey has a slightly darker or amber caramel color and a characteristic, slightly bitter taste.
Heather honey is obtained by pressing (not centrifuging) and contains a small amount of bee bread, pollen, and a very small amount of propolis.
Heather honey typically does not crystallize very hard but maintains a softer or jelly-like consistency.
During the heather blooming period, few other plants in nature secrete nectar, which means heather honey has a rather monofloral content, consisting almost exclusively of nectar collected from heather.