Wine Tasting - so old - try Olive Oil Tasting!

"What? Olive Oil Tasting?"
"That's Right!"

I, personally, have never heard of Olive Oil Tasting before. But, I do love trying new things, so when I heard of it, I was ready to see what it was all about. Yet, I could not see what the big deal was. Olive Oil is olive oil. I use it everyday.I only saute my food with olive oil. And I love french bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. And flavor of olive oil and some acid on my salad is delicious. What could olive oil tasting do for me?

I went to Ventura with my sister and some friends and we went to this place called We, Olive. Basically everything in the store was available for tasting. They had samples everywhere! And it was more than just olive oil that you could taste. There were jams and spreads and marinades and vinegars - it was amazing!

Then we were directed to the bar. But, we were not served liquor at the bar. We were served olive oil. There were dozens of oils on the bar, where would we start? The host handed us little cups with some olive oil. We were instructed to sniff it first and then taste it. It was so weird. Who eats olive oil by itself? So, I did as I was told... How could I have been so nieve when it came to olive oil!!! We were served a wonderful buttery tasting olive oil, then we had one with a grassy finish, then we tried one that was infused with orange. Oh my! It was like I died and went to olive oil heaven. Then we really started getting out of control. We tried the oil infused with garlic, and the oil with chile and the olive oil with lemon. Amazing!

But, that was not the best of it. The owner, our bar attendent, then took out the balsamic. As a preface, I like balsamic. It's a nice sweet vinegar that balances out oil - nothing special. So, when he poured the balsamic into the oil, I didn't think much about it. He explained to us that he personally calls the balsamic "love" and you can put a little "love" on anything. So, I went ahead and tried a little "love." Can we say "WOW!!!" I have never tasted a balsamic like this. I could drink it by itself; it was so good. It was a party in my mouth that I never wanted it end. Later on that day, I had peaches soaked in that balsamic and served with vanilla ice cream. I cannot describe how absolutely wonderful that was. It was unbelievably good.

The best part of the tasting experience is that it is free! That's right. Go in and taste, but you will find it very hard not to buy something. Thankfully, the prices were very reasonable, especially when you consider how wonderful the oil and vinegars are. They promote reusing bottles, so when I go again, I will only be paying for the oil, not the bottle. If you are in the Ventura area, try out We, Olive. You won't regret the experience. It really is the little things in life that make life wonderful.

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