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Jessica Locarnini puts her nose into a wine glass and takes a big sniff. “I’m getting bold, black espresso and balsamic notes,” she says. Then, instead of lifting the glass to her lips for a sip, she picks up a spoon and dips it in. This sommelier is not tasting wine at all. She smears honey around the glass, assessing the texture and colour, before having a taste. “A wine glass is the perfect shape to capture the aromas, and a ceramic spoon is better than metal or wood because the flavours are so delicate,” says Australia’s only honey sommelier.

A backyard beekeeper since 2005, Locarnini’s honey hobby has turned into a serious part-time hustle, fitted in between work as a marketer for a big-four ban

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