What Makes an Olive Oil Good?

All olive oils are not made alike. You should use all of your senses to evaluate an olive oil. If you can put them all together, you'll have no trouble finding that perfect extra virgin olive oil! We hope that olive oil is Sylverleaf. If not, then we hope that you will come back to us from time to time.

Use Your Senses

Your ears may not get directly involved, but talk with your friends, with your local purveyor of finer foods, or with your favorite olive oil maker to get their opinions and recommendations.

Your sense of touch can be used to examine the care that the olive oil maker has put into the packaging of the oil. A thick, dark glass bottle shows that the extra thought has been put into preserving this delicate natural product.

We'll discuss the other senses in the next pages to round out your olive oil experience.