Bottle photo
Hermus Emerald
A selection, not a cultivar: the very first day of the Arbequina harvest, when the fruit is at its greenest and, the producer states, around twenty kilos of olives go into each kilo of oil. Sold only in 100 ml. More bitter than the rest of the range, with the same green apple, rocket and green tea notes. The producer’s US site states 1,117 mg/kg polyphenols; the figure does not appear on the Turkish site.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Arbequina, first-day pick |
|---|---|
| Harvest | First day of the September harvest |
| Yield | ≈ 20 kg of olives per kg of oil (producer) |
| Polyphenols | 1,117 mg/kg (producer’s US site only) |
| Free acidity | Below 0.2% (producer) |
| Formats | 100 ml |
Awards
Silver · JOOP 2022Gold · OLIVINUS 2020
Where it's from
The same groves as the Arbequina; the difference is the day.
Laboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Total polyphenols
1mg/kg
The EU 432/2012 antioxidant claim starts at 250 mg/kgSource: producer’s US site only
Free acidity
0.2%
Extra virgin is capped at 0.80% — lower means fresher fruitSource: producer
In our shop instead
We do not stock Hermus Emerald. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
