Selection of the best olive oils by Evooleum
A few days ago, in mid-September 2017, they failed in the Evooleum competition of the 100 best extra virgin olive oils in the world. This competition was carried out by world-renowned expert tasters, who carried out an organoleptic analysis of all the olive oils from different geographical areas, olive varieties and coupages.
Among the winners are a large number of extra virgin olive oil brands from Spain: El Empiedro, Oro Bailen, Oro del Desierto, Castillo de Canena, casas Hualdo, etc. from different parts of Spain and Denominaciones de Oroigen; Jaén, Extremadura, Sierra Magina, Sierra de Cazorla, Priego de Córdoba, etc. Other producers such as Italy, Portugal, Tunisia and producing countries have received very important positions in this ranking.
We recommend that you also read Where to buy extra virgin olive oil?
Buying olive oil in Madrid
In our shop specializing in extra virgin olive oil in Las Rozas de Madrid and online, you will find these oils mentioned above. Some of them we don’t have at the moment, but we are contacting with the producers to incorporate them soon.
Most of these oils are being incorporated into large supermarkets, gourmet shops and specialist shops. Buying it in a specialized shop will allow you to learn more about the oil and enjoy it more intensely.
What are the 5 best extra virgin olive oils in the world?
In this contest were presented individual producers, producer associations and producing companies, all of them with a trademark for their extra virgin olive oil. 5 of the best 5 extra virgin olive oils in the world and other oils that are in this list of the 100 best were included in this article and we sell them or we plan to include them in the near future in our shop specializing in olive oil in Las Rozas de Madrid.
The 5 best extra virgin olive oils selected by Evooleum in ascending order are as follows:
1st Prize: Italian extra virgin olive oil of the’Tréfort’ brand made from the varieties of Trep, Fort and Drizzar, belonging to the company Paolo Bonomelli Boutique Olive Farm. This oil scored 97 points
Picture 1: Olive oil Tréffort
2nd Prize: The Spanish extra virgin olive oil of the ‘Oro Bailen‘ brand made with the picual variety of the company Aceites Oro Bailén Galgon 99 S.L., which scored 96 points.
Picture 2: Olive oil Oro de Bailen
3rd Prize: Italian extra virgin olive oil of the’Schinosa’ brand, made from the Coratina olive variety by Azienda Agricole di Martino SAS. His score was 96 points.
Picture 3: Schinosa olive oil
4th Prize: Martín de Prado extra virgin olive oil from the Arbequina, Cobrançosa and Picual varieties of the Prisma company, Iniciativas Gourmets Extremeñas, S.L. with a score of 96 points.
Picture 4: Martin de Prado olive oil
5th Prize: The extra virgin olive oil of the brand “El Empiedro” made with the varieties of Hojiblanca and Picuda mainly by the Sociedad Cooperativa la Purísima de Priego with Denomination of Priego de Córdoba. Oil that scored 96 points
Pic5: Olive oil from El Empiedro
Among the 100 best, very numerous Spanish extra virgin olive oils occupy their positions. However, we will highlight those that can or will be purchased in our shop in Madrid or online.
Other recommended olive oil brands
Castillo de Canena Biodynamic Picual’ extra virgin olive oil of the Picual variety from the company Castillo de Canena Olive Juice with a score of 95 points
Casas de Hualdo Partida Real” extra virgin olive oil from Casas Hualdo S.L. with a score of 90 points.
Castillo de Canena Reserva Familiar Arbequina’ extra virgin olive oil from the Arbequina olive variety with a score of 90 points.
Castillo de Canena Familiar Picual’ extra virgin olive oil of the Picual variety with a score of 86 points awarded
Castillo de Canena Royal Temprano’ extra virgin olive oil of the Royal variety with a score of 85 points
Extra virgin olive oil “Oro del desierto Coupage Organic” from the company Rafael Alonso Aguilera S.L., which received a score of 89 points.
Extra virgin olive oil’Oro del desierto Hojiblanca’ from the Hojiblanca variety with a score of 88 points.
It is clear that Spain is getting its act together and is now beginning to be seen not only as a country that produces large quantities of olive oil, but also as a country that has been making great efforts for decades and is considered one of the countries where the best extra virgin olive oils are produced.
Both the denominations of origin; Baena, Montes de Toledo, Sierra Magina, Sierra de Cazorla, Priego de Córdoba, Valencia, etc., individuals, associations and private companies are making a great effort to bring their oils to excellence. Work and efforts that in the end all those dedicated to olive oil have a positive impact.
Source:
Evoleum. Best extra virgin olive oils http://www.evooleum.com/
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