Growing
Olive Trees
We grew up with olive oil production in our families. Our fathers continued the tradition of olive oil production when Cyprus was part of the British Empire and planted olive trees in areas where they would thrive.
OLIVE OIL
Olive oil is generally known as the oil extracted from the fruit of the olive tree that has been cultivated in the Mediterranean basin for millennia. Many countries produce olive oil with varying degrees of success. So it is up to the consumers to find out which olive oil is best for their specific needs. We want to educate the consumer to choose by knowing the quality and not rely on prices only.
The best olive oil is that extracted from freshly picked olives that are not overripe and organically cultivated. The method of cold pressing yields less olive oil but of much higher nutritional value.
We grew up with olive oil production in our families. Our olive oil is the result of the cooperation between two families that have been cultivating olives and producing olive oil for generations. Our father for example, continued the tradition of olive oil production when Cyprus was part of the British Empire and planted olive trees that are now over 70 years old. He planted these olive trees in areas where they would thrive as olive trees require specific climate conditions to flower and produce their precious fruit.
We still collect olives from our old olive trees by hand. And take them to the mill on the same day making sure the product is fresh and with the highest quality.
OUR OLIVE OIL
Our products are organic extra virgin olive oils produced by cold pressing olives from our own orchards, using solemnly mechanical methods. Cold pressed mills extract oil from olives that is of excellent quality with the highest nutritional values.
Fresh olive oils are cloudy. This is due to extremely small particles of the olives going along with the oil during the oil extraction. Generally, we do not filter our olive oils. Filtering the olive oil will remove these small particles together with some of the original scent, flavour and beneficial compounds of the olive oil.
If the oil is allowed to rest for a period of time, the particles will gradually sink to the bottom and the oil will become clear. The residue on the bottom of the bottle is normal and by no means unhealthy. Note that many oil connoisseurs prefer cloudy unfiltered olive oil.
If anyone wants to filter those particles, it can be done by using a coffee filter (a slow process).
We entered our olive oil in international competitions and have received several awards.
We have followed the European Union’s guidelines and have passed all inspections for certification of our olive tree cultivation and our olive oil production for several years now. So, we have certified organic products both in olives and extra virgin olive oil. We have tested our olive oil and it is high in polyphenols. These polyphenols are proven to be the most valuable chemical nutrient for one of the world’s best diet: the Mediterranean Diet.