Miel - Marque nationale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Miel - Marque nationale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg is mixed-flower honey with an EU protected designation of origin (PDO) from the whole of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The name was registered in 1996; the honey is described as a mixed-flower honey with strong notes of white clover, fruit trees, bird's-foot trefoil, melilot, dandelion and meadowsweet.

The texture is hard, not runny, with no crystallisation defects; the honey is pure, homogeneous and steadily aromatic. No foreign matter such as sugar and no imported honey may be added. It is marketed only in 500 g jars. It is harvested from early spring to late summer, with honeydew honey in summer, and after maturing and crystallising it is tested chemically and organoleptically.

Production is non-industrial; the register then counted about 180 producers with hives all over the country. The designation was created by specific legislation in 1948, and a Government Regulation of 5 July 1973 set up the national trade mark for Luxembourg honey. Each jar carries a continuously numbered label.

Why this matters to you: the numbered label and the strict 500 g jar rule help you tell genuine Luxembourg honey from imported honey.