Oli Del Raig box 0.5L 1st pressure CANIGOIL

In Catalan, "oli del raig" is the very first oil of the season, from the first days of the harvest. This one comes from Llàgrimes del Canigó, a mill in the Empordà, on the Costa Brava in Catalonia. It is made only from green olives of the Argudell variety, a local olive, picked at the very start of the season. According to the producer, the olives are milled on the day they are picked, the oil is cold-extracted by mechanical means and bottled without filtering. It keeps a green colour and a slightly cloudy look. Because green olives yield little oil, production lasts only a few weeks a year: the label calls it a limited edition, harvest 2025.

The box describes it as intense and fruity, with light bitter and peppery notes; the producer adds freshly cut grass, artichoke, green tomato and fresh almond. Use it raw to keep the taste: a drizzle over toasted bread rubbed with tomato, a burrata, steamed vegetables, a carpaccio or a cold soup.

An unfiltered oil is best young. The producer advises using it within a year of production, ideally in the first months. Keep it in a cool, dry place away from light and heat. 50 cl glass bottle in its box, also on the shelves of our shop, 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris.