Flamingo Estate Bee’s Knees Set
Los Angeles-based Flamingo Estate was founded at the onset of the pandemic, delivering boxes of curated produce responsibly grown on California farms to home consumers. Business skyrocketed, and today the company works with more than 75 farms using regenerative techniques. An ideal gift for business clients and friends—and yourself— Flamingo Estate’s Bees Knees Set is a collection of five artisanal honeys that capture the essence of late summer.
The set, priced at $98, features four-ounce portions of biointensive native wildflower honey, yuzu honey, saffron honey, applewood-smoked Morita-chile honey and Royal Nectar manuka honey, each bottled by hand. Robust flavor combinations combine with antioxidants and plant compounds to support wellness for the mind and body.
The wildflower honey is light, a perfect pairing to a creamy Brie or a mild French Comté. The yuzu honey features sweet, smooth and tangy notes, along with a pungent aroma. It works as a fine substitute for ponzu on hamachi crudo, while adventurous mixologists can drizzle a bit on a salted rim for an innovative mezcal on the rocks. The saffron variety—ideal with crunchy tempura-battered shrimp— contains more than 150 micronutrients that aid in mood regulation and stress reduction. The spicy hybrid smoked Morita-chile flavor blends dried jalapeños into the brand’s signature wildflower honey.
Priced at $130 for a full 19.5-ounce jar, Royal Nectar manuka honey contains fresh royal jelly (which is the exclusive diet of a beehive’s queen). Containing health benefits only a multivitamin could rival—iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamins B and E and more—it is excellent paired with fruits and teas. flamingoestate.com