Description
The jar that started it all. Three grams of hand-selected Super Negin threads — long, straight and uniformly crimson — sealed in glass to protect their aroma. A beautiful kitchen essential and an effortless gift.
Why you will love it
- Grade 1 Super Negin — only the long, crimson tips of the stigma; no yellow style, no fillers.
- Great Taste 2025 ★★ — judged blind and praised for “delicacy balanced with power”.
- Chef-trusted — chosen by chefs at Michelin-starred Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.
- Traceable — batch-coded and packed in Birmingham under a 5-star food hygiene rating.
Tasting notes
Honey, dried flowers and sweet hay on the nose; a gentle, bittersweet depth on the palate; a vivid golden-orange infusion that colours dishes evenly.
How to use
Lightly crush 15–20 threads (about 0.1 g) and steep in 3–4 tablespoons of warm water, stock or milk for 15–20 minutes. Add the liquid — threads and all — towards the end of cooking. See the Saffron Guide and our recipes for inspiration.
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dark, dry cupboard. Best enjoyed within two years.
Ingredients: 100% saffron (Crocus sativus) threads.
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