Miel de la Alcarria

Miel de La Alcarria is a PDO honey produced in a defined zone spanning municipalities in the Provinces of Guadalajara and Cuenca, Spain. The designation covers three types: monofloral rosemary honey, monofloral lavender honey, and multifloral honey, each subject to mandatory physico-chemical, pollen, and organoleptic requirements set out in the product specification.

About this designation

Registered as a PDO under file number PDO-ES-0079, Miel de La Alcarria covers honey produced and packed within a delimited area of 10 354 km² in the District of Agraria de La Alcarria, across named municipalities in the Provinces of Guadalajara and Cuenca. Three types are recognised: monofloral rosemary honey (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), monofloral lavender honey (Lavandula latifolia Medicus), and multifloral honey. Each type must meet specific pollen thresholds: monofloral lavender honey must contain lavender pollen above 10 %; monofloral rosemary honey must contain rosemary pollen at or above 15 %; multifloral honey must contain a combined total of thyme, savory, rosemary, and lavender pollen at or above 5 %. All types are subject to physico-chemical limits including moisture content at or below 17.5 %, hydroxymethylfurfural at or below 15.0 mg/kg, free acidity at or below 35.0 meq/kg, and electrical conductivity at or below 0.62 mS/cm. Packaging must take place within the production area, in clear transparent glass containers with a hermetic seal and a maximum net content of 1 kg; containers may not be reused. Each unit must bear a numbered label issued by the Regulatory Board of the Miel de La Alcarria designation of origin, checked by the inspection body, together with a guarantee seal and a commercial label stating the type of honey by botanical origin. The applicant body is the FUNDACIÓN CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DOP MIEL DE LA ALCARRIA.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 21 June 1996 under file number PDO-ES-0079; eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012955.
• Packaging must occur within the production area; the specification states that moisture and hydroxymethylfurfural values deteriorate if honey is transported in bulk before packing.
• Monofloral rosemary honey must contain rosemary pollen at or above 15 %; monofloral lavender honey must contain lavender pollen above 10 %.
• The specification sets a maximum of 1 kg net content per container, which must be clear transparent glass and may not be reused.

Tasting notes

Castilian honey DOP from Guadalajara-Cuenca (La Alcarria), multiple varieties (lavender, rosemary, all-flower). **Miel de Lavanda de la Alcarria** is iconic: pale gold to amber, intensely floral-aromatic with characteristic lavender-perfumed notes — Spain's most prestigious honey.

HoReCa use

Premium Spanish pastry honey; used on Spanish cheese boards, in mantecados and turrón production, and in roasted-meat glazes.

Packaging

• glass-jar-250g
• glass-jar-500g
• glass-jar-1kg
• gift-pack-Lavanda-250g