- Value:14/20
- Ease of Use:18/20
- Quality:19/20
- 美学:19/20
- Taste:19/20
- TOTAL: 89/100
In case you missed it, apparently80 percent of EVOOin the United States is counterfeit, as in, it could just be canola oil with a hit of rancid, deodorized olive juice slapped with an EVOO label. So it’s no surprise we’ve seen a new guard of direct-to-consumer brands—Brightland,Graza和Fat Gold—popping up to deliver high-quality olive oil that’sactually(shocker!) olive oil. And while these brands focus largely (and understandably) on taste, another newer EVOO player, kyoord, developed by a molecular biologist, puts the focus on health, marketing their olive oils as medicinal quality products. This might be why a 16.9 oz. bottle of kyoord goes for more than any of the other brands mentioned.
So, is a $49 bottle of olive oil worth the splurge? After I guzzled my way through a bottle ofkyoord’s high-phenolic olive oil, I can confirm that there is a difference in taste and quality, possibly, overall health benefits and, damn, it looked cute and fancy on my counter. Here’s my review of molecular biologist-created EVOO and why I think it’s worth having a bottle on hand.