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Hacienda Merrha Basilippo, Where Olive Oil is King Located between Carmona and El Viso del Alcor, in the province of Seville this family owned Organic Hacienda shares with the visitors the knowledge of identifying a good olive oil. We were lucky to meet the patriarch of Basilippo, Juan Antonio Morillo who that along with his apprentice Jesus Sutil, talk to the trees every morning. He believes that the fundamental basis of the olive oil quality is the care and understanding of each olive tree, 365 days per year, and cannot forget that the tree is the olive oil producer, we are only the ones who extract it. Juan Antonio treated us to his wife's Ajo, a delicious garlic soup made with garlic, sour oranges, salted cod and Olive Oil, and to finish the degustation, Jesus brought chocolate and Oatmeal ice creams then proceeded to drizzle Extra Virgin Olive Oil on them (Orange flavor scented on Chocolate) and a new flavor profile occurred. According to Juan Antonio a good olive oil is not determined by the color or the type of olive, it's the process what does. He pointed to a small tree full of small olives and he called it Acebuche: the wild olive you see all around, that if processed right a good quality oil can be obtained. Luckily, if you do not have the chance to visit Basilippo to buy their exquisite olive oils, they are available at the Farway Markets in NY and CT. Reservations to visit the farm and the olive oil degustation are strongly recommend.
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Basilippo is a wonderful, family-owned small manufacturer of high-quality olive oil. We were given a private tour through the premises by Isaac, one of the owners: a walk through the olives grooves, a look at historic olive oil equipment in their little museum as well as peek at the modern processing facility. We learned so much about olive oil. Isaac is a funny guy, so 2h passed by quickly. Highly recommended! To top everything off, we had small olive oil tasting where we got to learn everything about true extra virgin olive oil. (Some bread, ham and ice cream included.) Unbelievable how good freshly harvested olive oil smells and tastes. We were happy to buy some oil as presents in the gift shop. Paid tours are available with prior registration. (see their website - they responded within 12h) Tours are in very good English.
Beatiful hacienda and olive oil factory. The guide (and owner) was truly passionate about what they do there and wasn't afraid of showing the secrets of his craft. Also, there's no way I will ever forget the day I tried icecream with olive oil flr the first time in my life.
The tour was great! We learned about different qualities of oil and how they harvest the olives. We also got to see the press and all the machines, and how people have made oil historically. The tasting was terrific! There are not so many types of oil they make, but they are delicious. Plus, they ship oil to the US, or you can take a small airplane size with you in the carry-on.
Sadly, we had to cancel our visit due to travel restrictions and the company failed to honour their cancellation policy...they initially confirmed that we would be entitled to a refund but I am yet to receive it! I have sent a number of friendly emails but they have now been ignoring us the past 2 months. Very dishonest!
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