{"product_id":"olive-oil-tasting-kit","title":"Olive Oil Tasting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essential tools for thoughtful olive oil sensory evaluation, assembled in one working kit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Complete Tasting Bench\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're learning to evaluate olive oil, leading tastings for others, or assembling the tools for a professional sensory practice, this kit brings together the core references and equipment I use and recommend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes twelve tasting glasses made to the official International Olive Council specification, properly sized watch glass covers, two complementary sensory wheels, and two different styles of tasting journal. Together, they provide the tools to taste, describe, record, and better understand the oils before you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach component is also available separately. When purchased as this kit, you'll save 15% from the regular combined price of $262.00.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Official IOC Olive Oil Tasting Glasses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo boxed sets of six cobalt-blue glasses made to the official International Olive Council specification. Our glasses have been trusted by serious olive oil tasters since 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Watch Glass Covers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaboratory-quality borosilicate watch glasses sized specifically for IOC tasting glasses. They help retain volatile aromas while the oil is warmed and protect the sample before evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecognose® Olive Oil Tasting Wheel by Dr. Richard Gawel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA taxonomy of positive and negative olive oil sensory attributes that provides a common vocabulary for describing aroma, flavor, and other sensory characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Defects Wheel® by Susan Langstaff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe diagnostic companion to the Recognose® Wheel, connecting recognized olive oil defects with their likely biological, chemical, and production-related causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e33 Bottles of Olive Oil™ Pocket Tasting Journals — Set of Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompact field journals for recording up to 99 olive oil evaluations. Particularly useful when traveling, judging, visiting mills, or tasting wherever a full-size notebook would be impractical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Olive Farmer Olive Oil Tasting Journal — One Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy larger, guided format for thoughtful evaluation. It provides a structured progression through aroma, flavor, finish, complexity, harmony, and personal observations, with space to record twelve oils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Wheels. Two Different Purposes.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two sensory wheels included in this kit are deliberately complementary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Richard Gawel's Recognose® Olive Oil Tasting Wheel helps answer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat am I tasting?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusan Langstaff's Defects Wheel® helps answer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy am I tasting it?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed together, they move sensory evaluation from recognition and description toward diagnosis and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Ways to Record What You Taste\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've also deliberately included two very different tasting journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe American Olive Farmer journal provides a guided framework with generous writing space. It is particularly useful for developing a tasting practice, teaching, and more confident tasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e33 Bottles of Olive Oil™\u003c\/em\u003e assumes that you already have an established method. Its compact format encourages concise observations and slips easily into a pocket, apron, handbag, or briefcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no need to choose between the two approaches before you've tried them. This kit gives you both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho Is This Kit For?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Olive Oil Tasting Kit is well suited to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive oil sommeliers and sommelier students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducers and millers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional judges and aspiring judges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTasting room managers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulinary schools and educators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive oil clubs and tasting groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerious enthusiasts who want to evaluate olive oil using professional tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor educators conducting larger classes, additional tasting glasses, watch glass covers, and Classroom Packs of 12 American Olive Farmer Tasting Journals are available separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKit Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 IOC-specification cobalt-blue olive oil tasting glasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 laboratory-quality borosilicate watch glass covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Recognose® Olive Oil Tasting Wheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Defects Wheel® for Olive Oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 33 Bottles of Olive Oil™ Pocket Tasting Journals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 American Olive Farmer Olive Oil Tasting Journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular combined value: \u003cstrong\u003e$262.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKit price: \u003cstrong\u003e$222.70\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSave 15%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStocked in Northern California, this kit typically ships within one business day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanada:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professional sensory supplies are available through our authorized Canadian representative, Emily Lycopolus of Olive Oil Critic. 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