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NEGATIVE NOTES:
The Bad and The Ugly!
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TRANSLATION INTO PLAIN ENGLISH! |
| Musty |
mouldy, humid flavor created by wet olives that have been stored too long before pressing |
| Fusty |
anaerobic fermentation that occurs when olives are stored in piles too long before milling |
| Blue Cheese |
aroma associated with muddy sediment defect |
| Sour Milk |
aroma associated with muddy sediment defect |
| Yeasty |
aroma of bread dough; associated with winey defect |
| Acetone |
aroma of nail polish remover, associated with winey defect |
| Muddy Sediment |
barnyard-like aroma caused by olives' prolonged contact with dirt before or after milling |
| Burnt/Heated |
caused by processing at too high a temperature |
| Grubby |
flavor imparted to oil by olive fly damage to olives |
| Greasy |
flavor of diesel or gasoline caused by equipment problems |
| Stale Nuts |
flavor of oxidized oils, rancidity |
| Dreggish |
odor of warm lubricating oil caused by the poor execution of the decanting process |
| Cucumber |
off flavor from prolonged storage, particularly in tin |
| Vegetable Water |
oils that have been stored in contact with the water content of the olive after processing |
| Metallic |
oils that have had prolonged contact with reactive metal surfaces either during processing or storage |
| Dirty |
oils which have absorbed unpleasant odors and flavors of dirty waste water during milling |
| Flat/Bland |
oils which have no positive or negative aroma or flavor characteristic of olive oil; may indicate presence of refined olive oil |
| Unbalanced |
oils with overwhelming flavors of bitterness and pungency |
| Rough |
pasty, thick, greasy mouth feel |
| Fiscolo |
refers to coconut fibers in mats occasionally used in older mills that may create a hemp-like flavor in oil |
| Esparto |
refers to straw-like material in mats occasionally used in older mills that may create a hemp-like flavor in oil |
| Brine |
salty taste indicating that oil was made from brined olives |
| Bacon |
smoky essence that may indicate oxidation |
| Winey |
sour/vinegary flavor caused by aerobic fermentation of olives during processing. similar to vinegary |
| Vinegary |
sour/vinegary flavor caused by aerobic fermentation of olives during processing. similar to winey. |
| Frozen/Wet Wood |
sweet, dry, and untypical aroma/flavor derived from olives which have been exposed to freezing temperatures |
| Rancid |
the flavor of oxidation that occurs as the oil ages, often described as “stale nuts” |