Edremit Olive Oil Product Description and Distinctive Features: Edremit Olive Oil is a natural cold-pressed olive oil produced from Ayvalık variety olives grown within the specified geographical boundaries. The Ayvalık variety olives are commonly cultivated within the mentioned geographical limits. 1- Positive Fruity Characteristics: Edremit Olive Oil exhibits fruity characteristics perceived through the nose and palate, including (but not limited to) flavors such as green almond, golden apple, vanilla, flowers, banana peel, grass, green, green fruity, hazelnut, fresh walnut, ripe fruity, soft fruity, artichoke, tomato. At least one or more of these fruity characteristics must be present in the same sample, and they are perceived at a low (<3.0) or moderate intensity (<5.0-5.5). 2- Kinesthetic Characteristics: Viscosity: Edremit Olive Oil, obtained from Edremit (Ayvalık) variety olives grown within the Edremit geographical boundaries, stimulates sensory receptors in the mouth during tasting, creating a light, flowing, and generally described as "water-like" characteristic sensation. This feature is the most important distinguishing and defining criterion for the Edremit variety.Sweetness: It is the characteristic taste-sensory sensation obtained from oil extracted from fully matured olives. The olive oil from the Edremit district, derived from ripe olives, leaves a pleasant, mildly sweet sensation on the palate, with low intensity (<3). 3- Bitterness/Pungency Characteristics: Bitterness: Perceived through taste receptors located especially on the upper surface of the tongue, it can be described as a black pepper-like bitterness. The positive characteristic of bitterness in Edremit Olive Oil is perceived at a low or moderate intensity (<4.0).Pungency: The tactile biting sensation, irritation, and a need to cough or throat sensation perceived in the throat, especially in the early harvest season, likely originating from less mature olives. The pungency of Edremit Olive Oil is generally felt at a moderate intensity (<4). Edremit Olive Oil is a natural cold-pressed olive oil derived from Ayvalık/Edremit variety olives within the Edremit district in Northern Aegean. It possesses positive characteristics of bitterness and pungency at a low or moderate intensity (<4), with a light, flowing, and generally water-like characteristic sensation. It includes fruity characteristics such as green almond, golden apple, vanilla, flowers, freshly cut grass, green, green fruity, artichoke, olive fruit, ripe fruity, soft fruity, and tomato, with at least one of these fruity characteristics present at a low (<3) or moderate intensity (<5-5.5), leaving a pleasant mildly sweet sensation on the palate.