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Assos Premium Gourmet
The house Ayvalık: early-picked, pressed the same day, with what the producer describes as a pronounced fruity aroma. The format the estate’s Gold at the London IOOC 2021 (“Buta Assos Ayvalık”) and NYIOOC Gold 2023 (“Ayvalık Premium”, per TasteAtlas) most plausibly refer to, though the producer does not tie those medals to a bottling.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Ayvalık |
|---|---|
| Harvest | Early, hand-picked; pressed the same day |
| Polyphenols | Not published |
| Free acidity | “0.3% or less” across the range (Japanese importer) |
| Extraction | Mori-Tem cold-press on the estate |
| Formats | 250 ml · 500 ml · 2 L |
Awards
Gold · London IOOC 2021 (as “Buta Assos Ayvalık”)Gold · NYIOOC 2023 (as “Ayvalık Premium”, per TasteAtlas)
Where it's from
Çanakkale’s Ayvalık groves are the northern end of the variety’s range; the Edremit Gulf proper begins just south.
Laboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Free acidity
0.3%
Extra virgin is capped at 0.80% — lower means fresher fruitSource: Japanese importer
In our shop instead
We do not stock Assos Premium Gourmet. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
