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First Drop
First Drop growers are determined to nurture and bring out the best in their land to produce a truly unique Far North extra virgin olive oil.

Each grove has varying soil types and slightly different sub-climates, which produce beautiful boutique oils in their own right. Combined, they are sensational!

These oils are quite simply superb and tend to be subtly different to any other oils grown in New Zealand.

First Drop, Finest Taste, Premium Quality
Aside from taste, two good indicators of premium quality oils are low acidity and peroxide levels. Low levels of both indicate that very good care was taken of the fruit when picked and that fruit was clean and pressed VERY quickly after picking.

Located at the very northern tip of New Zealand, the olive groves are spread between two attractive bays: Doubtless Bay and Bay of Islands.

Harvested olives

Acidity
First Drop extra virgin olive oils have consistently achieved less than 0.1% acidity, which compares extremely well with the 0.8% level required to be called “extra virgin” oils.

Peroxide
Due to our consistent very low peroxide levels, First Drop extra virgin olive oils have a 2-year “Best Before” date of usage. (The lower the peroxide level, the longer the oil will keep).

Notes:

  • All oils are Estate pressed and bottled
  • Our oils are not filtered in order to preserve the flavour buds in the organics that remain
  • Prices are in New Zealand dollars and include GST but exclude freight
  • First Drop welcomes
    retailer enquiries

2009 Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oils

  • Koroneiki: Single cultivar extra virgin olive oil (250ml)
  • J5: Single cultivar extra virgin olive oil (250ml)
  • The Three Tuscans: generally a mix of three premium Tuscan cultivars, such as Frantoio, Leccino and Pendolino extra virgin olive oil (250ml)

Tasting notes