Velgosht Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Albania)
$23.95
Type:
Olive Oil Traditional
This early harvest high phenol Velagosht is the first of its kind in North America. Velagosht olives, are an Albanian indigenous olive variety first found in the outskirts of Berat, a 2400 year old city known for its olives. We've worked hard alongside with a partner farm, Malasi Olive Oil, to process the oil perfectly. An extremely robust extra virgin olive oil, this beauty has notes of sweet floral, unripe green almond and baking spice. It has a lingering pepper flavor and balanced bitterness.
Crush Date: October 2022
*Polyphenols: 597.6 ppm
*Oleic Acid: 78.69
*DAGs: 95.6
*FFA: 0.16
*Peroxide: 6.80
*PPP: <0.7
*As measured at the time of crush.
Organoleptic Taste Panel Assessment:
Fruitiness: 4.5
Bitterness: 3.8
Pungency: 4.3
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