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Do you know the difference between extra virgin and virgin olive oil? Our extra virgin oil is made by grinding olives into a paste, then pressing them to extract the oil. There's no heat involved, hence the "cold-pressed" label. Virgin - Any cold-pressed oil that doesn't meet extra-virgin standards is then refined to get rid of undesirable impurities, giving the oil a more neutral flavor and lighter color.

The Olive Brothers journey began many years ago driven by a passion for ‘all things olive’. Two brothers set out on a journey to explore Turkey, Izmir - one of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean region that has been significant in olive oil production over the last 5,000 years – in search of the most unique and flavourful olives known to the world.