Northern Hemisphere
Item # IOO566
Chiquitita
Country of Origin: Portugal
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES This Portuguese Olive Oil has a sweet creamy almond center followed by delicate floral notes and fleeting pepperiness. Sure to be a crowd pleaser. Ideal for baking.
Item # IOO112
California Arbequina
Country of Origin: California, USA
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Our California Arbequina is balanced and displays malty and savory flavors with a creamy green almond center and lingering pungency. Other notes: delicate grass, apple.
Item #IOO256
Athinolia
Country of Origin: Greece
Robut Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES The Athinolia is floral and displays savory notes of artichoke and green almond. Slight bitterness and a lingering pepper finish. This balanced oil has Oleocanthal content is 134ppm.
Item #IOO264
Kalamata Reserve
Country of Origin: Greece
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES This limited production early Kalamata has intense pepper on the finish and is highly astringent, with notes of arugula, green tea, apple peel and rose petal. The combination of picking the fruit at an extremely low green maturity index (early harvest) and minimal processing resulted in high phenol content and the highest amount of Oleocanthal we have ever seen at 453.2 ppm. Last year this antioxidant powerhouse took 1st place overall in the Worlds Healthiest Olive Oil Competition and 1st place in the Oleocanthal Category!
Item #IOO562
Lentrisca
Country of Origin: Portugal
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Logging total phenol content of 696ppm, this antioxidant powerhouse is loaded with a whopping 177ppm healthful Oleocanthal which lends this oil its powerful pepperiness, delayed astringency and spicy mouth feel. It is complex and layered with a sweet, creamy almond center.
Item #IOO578
Melgarejo Picual
Country of Origin: Spain
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2021
TASTING NOTES This beautifully balanced Spanish Picual is sweet and fruit forward with notes of peach plus tomato leaf and artichoke in the center. Pleasantly astringent with a hint of bitterness and lingering pepper sensation. High fruitiness scores and visually stunning.
Item #IOO579
Melgarejo Hojiblanca
Country of Origin: Spain
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2021
TASTING NOTES Our Spanish Hojiblanca is floral with a green almond center and notes of melon. The lingering Szechuan peppercorn sensation is indicative of the high phenol content. Our greenest oil with high fruitiness scores. Always awarded
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES The Galega is astringent and peppery with savory, vegetal notes of herbaceous tomato leaf and artichoke. It also exhibits a nice apple peel aroma.
Item #IOO584
Galega
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Our iconic Portuguese Cobrançosa displays notes of bright green apple and grass with its signature floral, herbaceous center and complex savory notes of tomato leaf. Lingering pepper finish.
Item #IOO591
Conbrancosa
Country of Origin: Greece
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES This early harvest Kalamata has savory vegetable notes of asparagus and artichoke with an immediate spiciness on the front and a lingering Szechuan peppercorn finish. The combination of picking the fruit early, at an extremely low green maturity index and minimal processing has resulted in high phenol content but more significant: extraordinarily high and healthful amounts the antioxidant Oleocanthal (275.4ppm).
Item #IOO892
Kalamata
Country of Origin: Portugal
Medium Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Lecciana, a new olive cultivar of Italian descent is a cross between Arbosana and Leccino. It has confectionary notes in the center, low bitterness and a nice pepper finish. This oil is on the delicate end of the medium spectrum with a nice malty nose.
Item #IOO969
Lecciana
Country of Origin: Italy
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2021
TASTING NOTES The Sicilian Nocellara is complex with unique savory and sweet fruit notes and a pleasant creamy mouth feel. A lingering pepperiness builds in the back of the throat followed by delayed astringency signifying the healthy Oleocanthal content present in fresh oil, although this production contains little to no bitterness making it a superbly balanced oil. True to its variety characteristics from last year but kicked up in pungency, it displays savory and sweet fruit notes of green apple/apple peel, sweet berry, stone fruit and slight confectionary flavors with delayed peppery sensations and a lingering spicy mouth feel.
Item #IOO0094
Nocellara
Country of Origin: Italy
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Sicilian Biancolilla is delicate and creamy with a slight pepper finish and low bitterness. Slightly vegetal with notes of green almond.
Item #IOO564
Biancolilla
Country of Origin: Italy
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES This uncommon Sicilian variety displays fragrant citrus notes, a savory creamy artichoke center and bitter herb. It has high amounts of Oleocanthal and Oleacein which impart an astringent, spicy mouth feel creating a very distinctive and lingering peppery sensation. Experiencing this gives you insight into the direct correlation between chemistry and sensory in this robust but balanced olive oil.
Item #IOO563
Cerasuola
Country of Origin: Greece
Mild Intensity
Crush Date: Nov. 2021
TASTING NOTES Our Greek Koroneiki is sweet and delicate with malty, floral notes. There is a slight peppery finish and some astringency. A great choice for baking.
Item #IOO266
Koroneiki
Country of Origin: Tunisia
Robust Intensity
Crush Date: Oct. 2021
We have had many requests for this as the HP Chetoui is moving super fast. Note that outside from the highest phenol content, the Alpha tocopherol (the form of vitamin e in olive oil) amount is the highest we have seen in some time if ever, at 557.8 ppm. The range in general is: 150-300 ppm.
TASTING NOTES This extraordinarily high phenol Organic Chetoui registers the highest phenol count of the season and is among the highest in the world utilizing the official recognized method. It displays bitterness and delayed and significant pepperiness signifying the healthy antioxidant content. We’ve dubbed this pungent example a “3 cougher”. Contains malty flavors and notes of green almond and green tea.
Item #IOG561
Organic Chetoui