Oro Bailen Reserva Familiar Picual Cold Extracted Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain - 0.5 Liter / 16.9 Ounce

I've tried and bought many high quality Olive Oil in my time but I've never had a Olive Oil like this.you can and I have drank this straight up. This has got to be the best tasting Olive Oil I ever had.my search is over im sticking with this brand. You can drizzle this on anything you like eggs salad, steak, pizza,pasta, chicken anything. As a dipping oil it's like you died and went to heaven..

This was purchased as a gift for a close friend (along with some really nice balsamic vinegar). He opened it and allowed us a taste. Its a whole level nicer then anything else we have tasted. If you are used to generic olive oil from the grocery store (our go-to bottle is from Costco), this is just much fruitier with brighter flavors. Expensive but worth the money if used on salads, etc. As a side note, the amazon listing says 2020 harvest but the bottle received was from 2023 harvest.

This is the real deal. Compared to EVOO i got at the grocery store and there was no competition, this stuff has way more flavor and holds up to heat better. The bottle is pitch black glass that will help keep UV from damaging the flavor, the nozzle prevents drips from coming down the neck of the bottle. Its not cheap, but you get what you pay for, and what you're paying for here is quality.

Excellent product, very healthy olive oil.

I have read that the presence of hydroxytyrosols is a key indicator for high quality EVOO but it is hard to find EVOO producers on Amazon that provide hydroxytyrosol information. Here is what Drs. Perricone and Sears have to say about it. Hydroxytyrosol in extra virgin olive oil is only found in Spain and other parts of the Mediterranean. “Hydroxytyrosol is found in highest concentrations only in extra virgin olive oil that is obtained from olives grown in the Mediterranean region, particularly Spain. We don't know why this is. It might be the soil; it might be the particular type of tree. Even though hydroxytyrosol is found only in a few parts per million in olive oil, it is so powerful that it is probably the chief antioxidant in olive oil. Hydroxytyrosol slows the aging process in the skin by stabilizing the cell plasma membrane. Since it also prevents the oxidation of keratin protein, hydroxytyrosol makes the hair soft, shiny, and lustrous, and it prevents nails from peeling and breaking. And these great benefits can be yours with a daily salad of mixed dark leafy greens, topped with extra virgin olive oil.” (Nicholas Perricone, The Perricone Prescription, HarperCollins, 2004, pp. 65-73) How to tell if your EVOO has high levels of hydroxytyrosol. “But don't take my word for it-try this simple taste test. Take a teaspoonful of olive oil and put it in your mouth. It should have a buttery taste, as opposed to a bland oil taste. Now swish the oil along the top of your mouth with your tongue until it hits the back of your throat. You should notice a very pepper-like taste. If you don't, then the oil contains virtually no hydroxytyrosol, which means it has virtually no health benefits.” (Excerpted from Dr. Barry Sears, The Anti-Inflammation Zone, ReganBooks HarperCollins, 2006, p. 91)

I'm not an olive-oil connoisseur, but I am a foodie so here are my tasting notes. Purchased Jan 2026. The bottle I received was harvested 2024/2025, with a best before date of 9/10/2026. I find this oil to be a gold-colored oil that has a clean-rinsing (not greasy) feel on the palette. The flavor is promptly fresh grass, with a moderate-strong peppery finish. The bitterness is very mild. When adding salt, it attains a modest buttery quality. No other flavors show up. Picual is known for its polyphenols, so the peppery is to be expected. This bottle is pretty expensive, and I while I find this oil to be good, it isn't unusual or extraordinary to my taste. The price exceeds the value for my purposes.

Muy buen producto

Este es uno de los aceites AOVE que he probado, por algo han sido premiados en distintos años. Este aceite lo considero medicinal por su alto contenido de grasas saludables y sabor exquisito muy difícil de superar. Estoy complacido con este producto y lo recomiendo encarecidamente si están buscando un aceite de primera calidad.