Our blend

Urrah extra virgin olive oil is a blend of the oil obtained from three local varieties of olives. The blend is used in similar proportions by all the farmers of the Western Sicily, as the three varieties complement each other to create a distinctive, rounded, peppery flavour.

The predominant variety (<70%) is the prestigious Nocellara del Belice.

Nocellara is well known among experts for its versatility, as the olives are both good for the table, or martini cocktails, and to make a deliciously sweet oil.

Many of our neighbours have consistently won prizes with monocultivar oils at the prestigous New York International Olive Oil Competition. (For the list of winner in the Nocellara del Belice cultivar click here).

Biancolilla is one of the most ancient cultivar found in western Sicily; its colour is light green with yellow highlights and the oil is fruity, slightly pungent and carries sometimes aromas of cut grass, artichoke, almonds or tomatoes. Among the three varieties this is the lighter in taste and its properties fade quicker than the other two.

Finally the Cerasuola, another ancient cultivar of the western region of Sicily, with its dark green colour, with a bitter but pleasant peppery aftertaste. Cerasuola features a substantial body that gives structure and durability to our delicious EVO oil.