Made by hand in Asheville, North Carolina

Artisanal lollipops and candies with flavors cooked from scratch

We cook sugar in small copper pots, swirl in real fruit, herbs and spices, and finish every piece by hand. The result is a lollipop with a clear, layered flavor — sea buckthorn and wild honey, blackcurrant and thyme, rose petal and cardamom — and no artificial colors.

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  • Natural colors only
  • Batches of 120 pieces
  • Vegetarian — no gelatin
Eight handmade lollipops in amber honey, deep berry and pale lavender standing upright in a shallow ceramic dish lined with raw sugar
8 signature flavors Rotating seasonal additions
  • Cooked to temperature, checked every batch
  • Ships within 2 business days
  • Made Tuesday to Saturday
  • Recyclable paper packaging

The craft

What makes a lollipop artisanal, anyway?

A mass-produced lollipop is mostly sugar, glucose syrup and a flavor compound measured by the drum. It is consistent, inexpensive and pleasant enough. An artisanal lollipop starts from the same two sugars, but almost everything after that is a decision a person makes: which fruit, how much acid, when to add an herb so it stays green instead of turning bitter, and how long to pull the batch so the candy stays clear.

We run a two-person workshop. Every batch begins with a real ingredient — juice reduced on the stove, petals dried in a warm room, whole spices cracked just before cooking — and ends with a hand-poured sheet of candy that gets cut, wrapped and labeled the same afternoon. Because the batches are small, the flavors can be specific rather than generic.

Cane sugar, a split vanilla pod, dried elderflower, half a blood orange, fresh ginger and sea salt arranged on parchment
What goes in: cane sugar, reduced fruit, dried botanicals, whole spices and sea salt.

The goal is not a louder flavor. It is a flavor that unfolds — bright first, then warm, then a finish that makes you reach for a second piece.

That approach shapes everything on this page. The flavor list is short because each one is developed over several batches, tasted blind against the previous attempt, and only kept if the ingredient still tastes like itself once the sugar sets. Nothing is colored with dyes: the amber in the honey lollipops comes from the honey, and the deep purple in the blackcurrant comes from the fruit itself.

The flavor library

Eight flavors built around a single ingredient

Each candy leads with one thing — a fruit, a botanical or a spice — and uses sugar, acid and salt only to hold it in focus. Filter the list to see what fits your palate.

Six hand-rolled candies in orange, deep purple, green, blush pink, amber and charcoal, surrounded by dried rose petals, blackcurrants, rosemary, orange and sea salt
The base sweets before wrapping — each color comes from its own ingredient rather than a dye.

Showing all 8 flavors.

Sea Buckthorn & Wild Honey

Tart & bright

Sea buckthorn juice is sharp and almost tropical; wildflower honey softens it without hiding the edge. Our most requested flavor.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Blackcurrant & Thyme

Deep & savory

Dark berry with a resinous thyme note underneath. Tastes like a preserve someone made on purpose, not by accident.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Rosemary & Meyer Lemon

Floral & herbal

Lemon zest steeped with fresh rosemary, strained out before the pour. Pine and citrus, clean and dry on the finish.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Rose Petal & Cardamom

Floral & herbal

Food-grade rose petals folded into the candy with green cardamom. Perfumed but restrained, with visible petals in every piece.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Honeycomb & Brown Butter

Warm & spiced

Butter browned slowly, then combined with honey and a pinch of salt. Sweet, toasty and a little unexpected in a hard candy.

Hard candy · 1.6 oz

Smoked Sea Salt & Cocoa

Deep & savory

Dark cocoa with smoked salt and a whisper of chili. Barely sweet by candy standards, and the one people argue about.

Hard candy · 1.6 oz

Elderflower & Gooseberry

Tart & bright

Green gooseberry sharpness with a muscat-like elderflower top note. Light, aromatic and best in spring and early summer.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Burnt Sugar & Star Anise

Warm & spiced

Caramel taken right to the edge of bitter, then balanced with star anise. The closest thing we make to a campfire.

Lollipop · 2.1 oz

Allergen note: these candies are made in a small shared workshop that also handles milk, tree nuts and sesame. Equipment is cleaned between batches, but we cannot promise an allergen-free environment. Full ingredient lists are printed on every box.

From pot to paper

How a batch actually gets made

A single cook takes about four hours, most of it waiting and watching. Here is the short version of what happens between the ingredient and the wrapped candy.

  1. Reduce the flavor base

    Fruit is cooked down and strained, botanicals are steeped and removed, spices are cracked fresh. This concentrate is what carries the flavor.

  2. Cook sugar to temperature

    Cane sugar, glucose syrup and water go into a copper pot and cook to 310 °F, checked with a calibrated thermometer each time.

  3. Add the flavor off heat

    The concentrate, acid and salt go in once the syrup is off the burner, so delicate notes survive the heat instead of burning off.

  4. Pull, pour and set

    The candy is poured onto a marble slab, cooled, folded for even color, then shaped while it is still workable.

  5. Cut, wrap and label

    Pieces are cut by hand, wrapped in compostable film, and labeled with the batch date before the day ends.

A candymaker pulling a glossy ribbon of warm sugar over a marble slab beside a copper pot and a brass thermometer
Pulling a batch: the more the sugar is folded, the clearer the finished candy.

Make it yours

Build a box, piece by piece

Choose any combination of flavors from a four-piece minimum. Every box is packed by hand, and six pieces or more arrives in a kraft gift box with a printed flavor card.

1. Pick your flavors

Each flavor is priced per piece. Add more than one of the same flavor by selecting it once and noting the quantity in your message.

We read every note before packing. Up to 400 characters.

Please tick the box to continue.

An open kraft gift box lined with cream tissue holding nine wrapped artisanal lollipops and candies tied with a cotton ribbon
Six pieces or more ships in the kraft gift box with a printed flavor card.

Keeping & giving

A candy that survives the trip

Hard candy is forgiving, but it is not indestructible. A few practical notes so the box arrives the way it left the workshop — whether it is a gift for someone else or a stash for yourself.

  • Store cool and dry. 60–72 °F, out of direct sun. Refrigerators are too humid; the candy will turn tacky.
  • Keep it wrapped. The compostable film is there to stop sticking. Once opened, eat within a day or two.
  • Best within nine months. Each box carries a batch date. Flavor is best in the first six.
  • Gift notes are free. Write your message in the notes field of the box builder and we will letterpress it onto the card.
  • Choking caution. Hard candy is a choking hazard for children under four. Not intended for young children.
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Good to know

Questions we get asked most

Are your lollipops suitable for vegetarians?

Yes. Our candies are made with cane sugar, glucose syrup, water and natural flavorings, and contain no gelatin or animal-derived setting agents. Full ingredient lists are printed on every box.

How long do handmade lollipops keep?

Stored wrapped in a cool, dry place, flavor and texture hold up for about nine months from the batch date. We recommend eating them within six months for the brightest flavor.

Can I choose exactly which flavors go in my box?

Yes — that is what the box builder above is for. Pick any combination from a four-piece minimum, add notes for quantities or a gift message, and we will pack it by hand.

Do you handle allergens in your workshop?

Our candies are made in a small shared workshop that also handles milk, tree nuts and sesame. Equipment is cleaned between batches, but we cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment. If you have a severe allergy, please email us before ordering.

How fast do orders ship, and what does it cost?

Boxes leave the workshop within two business days. Flat-rate shipping within the continental United States is $7.50, and orders over $45 ship free. Shipping and any applicable sales tax are confirmed by email before payment.

What if something arrives damaged?

Email a photo within 14 days and we will replace the damaged pieces or refund them — your choice. Because candy is a food product, we cannot accept returns of opened boxes that are not damaged.

Do you make custom flavors for events or shops?

We do, in runs of 200 pieces or more, with about four weeks of lead time. Tell us the flavor direction and the date in the contact form below and we will reply with what is possible.

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Talk to the workshop

The studio is small, so email is usually faster than the phone. If you are nearby, the counter is open for pickup and tastings on the days below.

Counter hours

  • Tuesday – Friday10:00 – 17:00
  • Saturday10:00 – 14:00
  • Sunday & MondayClosed — batches are cooking

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