The London Honey man

Our tips on matching cheeses and honey  for your festive table Honey and cheese is a winning combination of two beautiful foods which together are more than the sum of their parts. Some honeys work better with some cheeses than others. Here's our guide to choosing honey for your cheese course this Christmas. Nutty cheeses go well with rich bitter sweet Ling heather honey. Try Parmigiano Reggiano, a good quality cheddar such as Keen's, alpine cheeses (think Comté, Gruyère) or Nic one of our beekeepers recommends Pecorino Sardo. The sweetness balances the saltiness well. Serve squares of cheese with honeycomb on top as a canapé. Sweet and creamy fresh cheeses such as ricotta or goats curd go well with herby honeys such as Woodsage, which is currently only available in our Saturday warehouse shop .  Piquant blues such as Gorgonzola or Roquefort work wonderfully well with a drizzle of honey but go for a subtle honey such as Borage so as not to clash with these strong charactered cheeses.  The wonderful La Fromagerie matched cheeses with our mead for our launch party. Check out their recommendations on our blog. You can buy our mead at our warehouse on Saturdays till Christmas or online from the Whisky Exchange and Fortnum and Mason or from other stockists.