As with cheese (and all foods and beverages), everyone has qualities that they enjoy in an olive oil, along with qualities they avoid. To guide you through the process of choosing your perfect oil, we've categorized our selection of oils by flavor and intensity. It's easy to find the perfect oil for you:
1) Hold your cursor over each term to learn how we define it.
2) Decide which combination is most appealing to you. Delicate & Buttery? Grassy & Robust? Spicy & Full? It's up to you!
3) Find our recommendation at the cross-section of your two choices. Click the link to view and purchase your ideal olive oil.
2) Decide which combination is most appealing to you. Delicate & Buttery? Grassy & Robust? Spicy & Full? It's up to you!
3) Find our recommendation at the cross-section of your two choices. Click the link to view and purchase your ideal olive oil.
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FLAVOR
- Buttery: Rich, round flavors of cured green olive and oil. Sumptuous and mellow, with occasional fruity notes like passionfruit, coconut or apple, expect an overall smoothness.
- Grassy: The flavor of green, from mown grass to baby lettuce, arugula or green banana. Strong vegetal inclinations of cooked artichoke, fennel or sorrel, and lots of herbs, from basil to thyme to rosemary.
- Spicy: Encompassing the flavor spectrum from soft, aromatic spices cinnamon and white pepper to fiercer notes of black (or even red) pepper and dark, bitter greens.
INTENSITY
- Delicate: Mellow, subtle, light, and nuanced. Expect a silky, slippery mouthfeel.
- Full: Round and substantial, with enough body and intensity to withstand cooking temperatures.
- Robust: Big, bold and powerful with intense crescendo and persistent finish.
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