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EVOO Centenarian
Peppery at the back of the throat. That burn is the polyphenols.
Organic extra virgin olive oil, pressed only from Koroneiki trees over a hundred years old. Deeper and rounder than our everyday bottle, and peppery at the back of the throat. That burn is the polyphenols, and it's supposed to be there.
643
mg/kg total polyphenols
0.20% acidity · January 2026 harvest · Lab analysis
$54$60
643 mg/kg of polyphenols, from Koroneiki trees on the Messara plain that are more than a hundred years old. Sifis Sklavakis, fourth generation, picked them in January 2026 and pressed them within hours.
2,234 bottles, each one numbered by hand. When the batch is gone, it is gone.
It costs less per ounce than our EVOO. On purpose — this is the one we want you to taste first.
Details
- Variety
- 100% Koroneiki
- Polyphenols
- 643 mg/kg
- Free acidity
- 0.20%
- Harvest
- January 2026
- Volume
- 6.7 fl oz (200 ml)
- Batch
- 2,234 bottles
- Producer
- Sklavakis · GR13866
- Bottled
- Avgeniki, Crete · EL40090
- PDO Messara
- POC/5035-16835.25
- Organic
- GR-BIO-03 · BIOHELLAS
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Health benefits
The EU allows olive oil one health claim, word for word: “Olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress.”
It applies only above a measured line: at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives per 20 g of oil, about 1½ tablespoons a day. This bottle measures 10.6 mg. More than twice the line.
Polyphenols are the olive’s own antioxidants. Hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol are the ones the EU claim is about. Oleocanthal is the one that catches at the back of your throat. They make fresh oil bitter and peppery, and they fade as the oil ages, which is why the harvest date is printed on the bottle. This batch measures 643.7 mg/kg total polyphenols.
The rest is the fat itself. A tablespoon has 14 g of fat, 11 g of it monounsaturated, mostly oleic acid. In the U.S., the FDA allows this qualified claim: “Limited and not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 2 tablespoons (23 grams) of olive oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to the monounsaturated fat in olive oil. To achieve this possible benefit, olive oil is to replace a similar amount of saturated fat and not increase the total number of calories you eat in a day. One serving of this product contains 14 grams of olive oil.” See the nutrition facts for fat content.
Food, not medicine. A spoon a day is a habit, not a treatment.
The lab analysis
Measured on this batch by an independent laboratory, to IOC methods:
- Total polyphenols — 643.7 mg/kg
- Hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol and their derivatives — 10.6 mg per 20 g of oil. The reference level in the report is 5 mg
- Ferulic acid — 0.58 mg/kg
- Free acidity — 0.20%. The EU limit for extra virgin is 0.80%
- Pesticide residues — none detected
The polyphenols are not printed on the bottle: they are measured right after pressing and slowly decline as the oil ages, so a printed number would not stay true. The lab report is linked above, with the date of the test on it.
Why it is filtered
Filtered through diatomaceous earth and cellulose. The water and fine olive particles left in an unfiltered oil shorten its life. Taking them out is what keeps the oil stable in your kitchen.
Storage
Cool, dark, tightly sealed — and never in the fridge.
Unopened, best before 24 months from bottling, as EU rules require. That is a guide to peak quality, not an expiry date. Once opened, use it within one to two months.
Shipping and returns
Free U.S. shipping from $45; a flat $7.99 below that. One bottle of EVOO gets you there. We ship to the U.S. and Canada, from Birmingham, Alabama, within 2–3 business days; shipping to Canada is calculated at checkout.
Unopened bottles can be returned within 30 days of delivery. If your order arrives damaged, we replace it or refund it. Opened food is final sale. The details are in our Returns & Refunds policy.
EVOO Centenarian
The daily spoon
About thirteen spoons a bottle. Two weeks at one a day.
Take it straight in the morning, or finish a plate with it.
≈13spoons · 1 bottle · two weeks
≈39spoons · 3 bottles · about six weeks
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The lab analysis
The EU olive oil health claim
Olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress.
It is the one health claim the EU authorises for olive oil, and it has a line: at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives in 20 g of oil, about 1½ tablespoons, every day. This bottle measures 10.6 mg. More than twice the line.
643.7mg/kg total polyphenols
0.20%Free acidity · EU limit 0.80%
What it tastes like
Deep and round, then the catch.
Take it straight and you might cough. That's oleocanthal, one of the polyphenols, and it's the quickest check you can do yourself.
Traceability
Everything we know about your bottle is printed on your bottle.
Swipe the label to read it
What each code means
Harvest date
JAN 2026 — the month it came off the tree, was cold-pressed and bottled
Producer code
GR13866 — Sklavakis' organic registration
Bottling facility code
EL 40090 — Aggelos Prevelianakis LTD, Avgeniki, Heraklion, Crete
Hand-number
ME/____ of 2234 — which bottle out of the batch you are holding
Bottles in this batch
2,234
Variety & volume
Exclusively Koroneiki · 6.7 fl oz (200 ml) — one variety, one valley
Best before & lot
01/21/2028 · LOT 210126876 — 24 months from bottling, as the EU requires
PDO code
POC/5035-16835.25 — Messara appellation, certified by AGROCERT / ELGO-DIMITRA
Organic certification code
GR-BIO-03 — BIOHELLAS, which inspects the grove
The five marks printed on every label
One number is not on the label: the polyphenolsThe polyphenols are measured per batch, in the lab, right after pressing. From that day on, they start to fade. Slowly in a sealed bottle, faster once it’s open. A number printed on the label would be true on the day of the test and a little less true every day after. We’d rather not print something that stops being accurate. So it lives in the analysis, published here, with the date on it.
Ask this of any bottle
Just the questions, and whether the answer is printed anywhere.
| Question |  | Typical premium shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest date | January 2026, printed on the bottle | Best-before only |
| Producer | Named — Sifis Sklavakis, Messara, Crete | Rarely named |
| Olive variety | 100% Koroneiki | Unstated blend |
| Total polyphenols | 643 mg/kg, lab analysis published | Not published |
| Free acidity | 0.20% | Not published |
| Where bottled | Avgeniki, Crete — EL40090 | Often the import market |
| Batch | 2,234 bottles, hand-numbered | Not stated |
| Certified | PDO Messara · EU/USDA Organic | Varies |
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