Zait & Zaatar, Independent Assessment

Sinolea

Aroma
Sharply fresh citrus tones with crushed apples and a touch of melon, followed by softly spicy nuts and some milky tones.

Taste
Sweet start with developing tones of nuts and fruit. This is followed by a light almond skin bitterness and good pepper. The after-taste is deeply nutty with a light peppery tingle.

Style
"Delicato" style of oil with well balanced bitterness and pepper. The flavours are intensely nutty with a long sweet finish. The texture is soft and velvety.

Overall Assessment
An easy-to-use and well-balanced oil in a style which is likely to appeal to the many customers who do not like very strong flavours. However, the oil certainly does not lack flavour. Its deeply nutty tones, though not very complex, are very smooth and attractive. This is a good example of this style of oil.

EVOO

Aroma
Intense lemon citrus tones with apples, followed by an interesting touch of grassiness with sweet nuts.

Taste
Sweet fruity tones with light lemon develop first followed by a light herby bitterness and a sharp blast of pepper which fades to a pleasantly sweet finish with nuts and herbs.

Style
"Delicato" style of oil with well balanced bitterness and pepper. The flavours have some interesting complexity.

Overall Assessment
An attractive all-round oil with well-balanced fruit, bitterness and Assessment pepper. It is likely to appeal to those customers who do not like a strong oil but who do want some complexity of flavour.