Urrah! We did it again...

Good news! We are going to have a new batch of our deliciously peppery Sicilian extra virgin olive oil again available to buy -hopefully - just in time for Christmas! 

Our oil 

Our olives are harvested by hand and cold pressed within hours from harvest to ensure best tasting results.

The oil is a mix of of two varieties of olives, Nocellara del Belice and Biancolilla.

Nocellara del Belice oil delivers a peppery taste with accents of cut grass, while Biancolilla is fruity and sweeter with hints of almond. The mix of this two variety results in a extra virgin oil of olive that is excellent on grilled or steamed dishes, soups and salads.

The arrival of the shipment should be at the beginning of December, still on time for Christmas presents.

UPDATE: The oil has just arrived! After a long, long, long wait the oil has arrived this morning. It must have had a lot of fun on the way as quite a few cans have received a real bashing!

News from the groves

The harvest has been disastrous and the price of the oil has sky rocketed. According to a report on Radio 4 You and Yours (find it here from minute 18.43 to minute 24.58).

Our benchmark competitor Stroud Green Olive Oil has had to cancel this year delivery as the crop was badly affected by adverse weather throughout the year. In Sicily a bad drought has halved the production of olive oil but the lesson learnt from last year our early harvest has staved off pests.

If you can still find cheap oil around it's either last years or is an oil mixed up with a lesser quality product. Our oil speaks for itself.

The pricing

Due to an all-Mediterranean  disastrous crop this year we had to adjust the price of our olive oil to the market rate. This year our pricing is:

1L= £12

3L=£33

5L=£50

Payments on collection or delivery only.

Ordering

This year we have set up an online ordering form that will help us keep track of quantity you can find here.

To make things easier  we can also have it delivered anywhere with parcel2go. Prices vary as Parcel to go is a quote aggregator of courriers. Bear in mind that the cheapest deliveries are from collect point to collect point.

Your feed-back

We have listened to your feedback from last year about tins not being practical on the table and we now recommend buying an oil pourer  like the one below. A little funnel will make all your decanting easier and spill free.

Direct sunlight and proximity to sources of heat oxidise and degrade the oil qualities faster, and that is why we like to store and transport Urrah in tins, but a small bottle for the table will be surely consumed before any oxidisation can possibly occur!

NOW SIT BACK AND ENJOY!!