Edremit Olive Oil: thirteen separate fruity perceptions listed

Sensory descriptions are usually dispatched in three or four words. The certificate for Edremit Olive Oil lists thirteen separate perceptions and requires at least one to be present.

The record

Thirteen perceptions

According to the certificate at least one, or several, of the following fruity attributes — perceived through the nose and retronasally — must be present in any given sample:

t; green almond · golden apple · vanilla · flowers · banana skin · grass · green · green fruity · hazelnut · fresh walnut · ripe fruity · soft fruity · artichoke · tomato

Intensity must be low (<3.0) or medium (<5.0-5.5).

The presence of unusual descriptors such as banana skin and fresh walnut is notable — sensory panel vocabulary is standardised, and these two were chosen to capture the finer notes of the Ayvalık cultivar.

Kinaesthetic properties

The certificate opens a separate heading for flow. How the oil moves in the mouth is part of the definition — oils of the Ayvalık cultivar are generally described as “lightly flowing”, the same phrase used in the North Aegean Olive Oils certificate.

Five registrations, one cultivar

Edremit Olive Oil is one of several registrations built on the Ayvalık cultivar:

Five registrations, one cultivar — the clearest demonstration that a geographical indication is granted to a place.

Source: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Geographical Indication Registration Certificate No 273 — Edremit Zeytinyağı.