Kuromitsu: Japan's black honey

Kuromitsu 黒蜜 is a traditional sweetener used in Japanese confectionery and has been beloved for hundreds of years. It gets its name kuro 黒 (black) mitsu 蜜 (honey, nectar) from its dark color that also embodies its distinct flavor: a rich but gentle, complex mixture of molasses and hints of caramel.

In Japan you'll most often meet kuromitsu poured over warabimochi, spooned into anmitsu, or drizzled on shaved ice in August.

We wanted that flavour in granola, but every syrup we tried was either too thin to coat the oats or so assertive it bulldozed the matcha. So we developed our own, formulated specifically for granola: enough body to cling to a cluster, enough restraint to let the tea lead.