Resources on how to taste olive oil
I started this forum for all of us to collect resources on olive oil tastings, from techniques to terminology used in tastings. There's a real rich vocabulary for tasting olive oil that is comparable to wine. And, just like wine, if you pick up certain aromas or flavors, you can tell the production quality of an oil.
Here are a few links. I hope you all can add more!
* Aroma Dictionary
* More olive oil tasting terms
***** International tasting standards, set by the International Olive Oil Council. These standards depict the official olive oil tasting glass for the IOOC and the official olive oil tasting glass warmer (no kidding!!)
* One way to conduct a tasting.
Feel free to scour the web and add helpful links.
Personally, when I conduct my olive oil reviews, I do it this way:
1) Open a fresh bottle, pour into an official tasting glass. Let it sit for a bit to catch some air.
2) When I'm ready to start tasting, I warm the glass by holding it in my hands for a few minutes. Unlike wine, you don't really need to swirl. But having the oil a little warmer than room temperature will awaken the flavors and aromas.
3) Have a small loaf of plain, unseasoned ciabatta close by. Also, a glass of water and maybe some sliced apples, if you're tasting multiple oils. The water and the apples do a good job of cleansing your palate.
4) I like to linger on the aroma for several minutes. Sometimes, I'm surprised when the aroma takes me in one direction but the taste goes in a different (hopefully pleasant) direction. For instance, some oils smell peppery but end up lacking a pepper bite and are instead buttery. Those are always fun to stumble upon.
5) A good oil shouldn't be hard to drink down!
Feel free to scour the web and add helpful links.
Here are a few links. I hope you all can add more!
* Aroma Dictionary
* More olive oil tasting terms
***** International tasting standards, set by the International Olive Oil Council. These standards depict the official olive oil tasting glass for the IOOC and the official olive oil tasting glass warmer (no kidding!!)
* One way to conduct a tasting.
Feel free to scour the web and add helpful links.
Personally, when I conduct my olive oil reviews, I do it this way:
1) Open a fresh bottle, pour into an official tasting glass. Let it sit for a bit to catch some air.
2) When I'm ready to start tasting, I warm the glass by holding it in my hands for a few minutes. Unlike wine, you don't really need to swirl. But having the oil a little warmer than room temperature will awaken the flavors and aromas.
3) Have a small loaf of plain, unseasoned ciabatta close by. Also, a glass of water and maybe some sliced apples, if you're tasting multiple oils. The water and the apples do a good job of cleansing your palate.
4) I like to linger on the aroma for several minutes. Sometimes, I'm surprised when the aroma takes me in one direction but the taste goes in a different (hopefully pleasant) direction. For instance, some oils smell peppery but end up lacking a pepper bite and are instead buttery. Those are always fun to stumble upon.
5) A good oil shouldn't be hard to drink down!
Feel free to scour the web and add helpful links.
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