Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1010ml

It’s beautiful. It’s sunshine rain storms pasta veg grass olive groves and mamma in the kitchen its all of it and the container is glorious. Italy as it was and still is with this beautiful olive oil.

I’ve been increasingly disappointed in olive oil store brands for years, with each iteration of my purchases tasting more like ear wax than oil. It’s expensive, no matter the quality. It has an annoyingly “vast” selection with no indication of taste. And the US stores constantly proclaim 100% Italian olives with increasing suspicion that the olives never graduated high school. Ear wax. They all taste like ear wax. Enter this brand. Is it Italian? I don’t know. Probably. Is it olives? Likely. Does it taste like ear wax? Not at ALL. It is smooth and delicious. Not bitter. Peppery. Buttery. A little “lemony.” Is it a neutral taste? No. It still tastes like olive oil, but less than the depths of hell. I don’t know if it’s the best, but I do know it’s better than 100% of the store brands I’ve tried so far in the US. It’s also the same price as all the other horrible oils I’ve tried. Risk the purchase. Heck, buy the small one to try first. That’s what I just did, and I can tell you 100% that this is the first time I DRANK a teaspoon and don’t want to vomit. I’ve had good olive oil before in restaurants or as bread dippers stuffed with herbs and salt. The idea of an olive oil drizzle was a REVOLTING concept. Now I get it. Now I understand why you don’t need to mix olive oil with balsamic to make it palatable. And, that’s enough for me. I’ll be buying this continually, forever. No more experimentation with oils for me, honestly. This is the FIRST time olive oil hasn’t made my entire body pucker. Good stuff.

This olive oil is so delicious, but it is not for the casual olive oil lover. It has a strong peppery taste and I use it sparingly for occasions when the olive oil needs to shine, such as on fresh salads or vegetables. Pricey but worth it, as you can taste the quality.

This is well worth the splurge. Especially on pasta and for dipping. I also used to make a salad dressing. Very good quality and I would buy again. Taste and quality and health benefits are all big factors. Packaging is cute, I love it.

Took the advice of Pasta Grammar on youtube who gave this top place in olive oil. It is very good. The flavor of the fruit is the first note. It is the qualty you would put on a salad or something like avacado toast. Something where the oil is a star and not just lurking in the background.