Taste the Terroir of US Honey • 2026 • In person

DATES: 2027 Dates Coming Soon
10:00 am - 4:00 PM EST • In person
 
The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world with hundreds of botanical sources that honeybees visit to produce honey. This 2 day course explore the diverse honeys produced in the United States featured in the book The Honey Connoisseur. We will use the methods of sensory analysis to taste and evaluate 12 single origin honeys then write detailed tasting notes. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own honey which we will spend quality time tasting and evaluating each sample. This course is part of The American Honey Tasting Society's Project: Flavor and Floral Mapping, an ongoing study aimed at creating a database of American honeys. Lunch will be served both days. Group dinner on Saturday night optional to join is not covered in registration fee.
 
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If you produce a single source honey please reach out via email
to AHTS.USA@gmail.com, your experience and knowledge is valuable.
 
Course Program
Day 1 Morning 9:00-13:00                 
Intro - course overview participants 
Sensory analysis, general principles   
Gustatory - 5 primary tastes , flavor and trigeminal exercises
Olfactory - standard odors exercise
Taste vs. Flavor exercise 
 
Day 1 Afternoon 14:00-18:00
Learn the tasting technique for honey      
Learn honey wheel & honey profile sheets
Taste and learn 12 unifloral honeys                                                    Discussion
 
Day 2 Morning 9:00 - 13:00    
Review and taste 12 unifloral honeys        
 
Day 2 Afternoon 14:00-18:00             
Taste and evaluate honey samples from participants 
Certificates of completion from the AHTS 
Course closes