Olive oil quality & product basics

Question 1

What is Extra Slutty Olive Oil?

Accepted Answer

Extra Slutty Olive Oil is a premium, single-origin, extra virgin Arbequina olive oil from California, sold in a 14 fl oz (425 ml) black apothecary bottle. The olive oil equivalent of a situationship — all the good stuff, none of the baggage. Cold-pressed hot mess. Goes with everything, expects nothing.

Question 2

What kind of olive oil is Extra Slutty Olive Oil?

Accepted Answer

It is a single origin, cold pressed, extra virgin Arbequina olive oil grown and pressed in California, sold in a 14 fl oz (425 ml) black apothecary bottle for $36. Arbequina is a Spanish varietal widely planted in California and known for being mild, buttery, and low in bitterness. Obviously single (origin).

Question 3

What does Extra Slutty Olive Oil taste like?

Accepted Answer

Mild, buttery, and lightly fruity with a soft peppery finish, which is typical of Arbequina, the gentlest of the common extra virgin varietals. It is not the aggressive, throat catching Tuscan style. That makes it easy to use raw on almost anything, from bread and burrata to, if you insist, vanilla ice cream.

Question 4

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil a finishing oil or a cooking oil?

Accepted Answer

Both, but it earns its price as a finishing oil. Extra virgin olive oil has a smoke point around 375 to 405 F, which covers sauteing and roasting, but heat destroys the polyphenols and aromatics you paid for. Cook with the cheap stuff. Finish with this.

Question 5

How much does Extra Slutty Olive Oil cost?

Accepted Answer

$36 for a single 14 fl oz (425 ml) bottle. Twins is $69 for two bottles. The Threesome is $96 for three bottles, about $32 each, which is the best price per bottle. All prices are in USD and the store ships within the United States.

Question 6

How big is the bottle?

Accepted Answer

14 fl oz (425 ml). That is a standard finishing oil size, bigger than a boutique 250 ml bottle and smaller than a workhorse liter tin. For one or two people using it as a finishing oil, expect it to last one to three months.

Question 7

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil actually good olive oil, or just a funny bottle?

Accepted Answer

It is real. The oil is cold pressed, extra virgin, single origin Arbequina from California, the same specification you would pay $30 to $40 for from a brand with a serious label. The name is the joke. The oil is not. A premium Californian extra virgin olive oil that does not take itself too seriously.

Question 8

Is extra virgin olive oil healthy?

Accepted Answer

Extra virgin olive oil is high in monounsaturated fat and polyphenols, both of which are largely lost in refined or heavily processed oils. Cold pressed extra virgin oils like Arbequina retain more of these compounds than supermarket light or pure olive oil. Polyphenol rich, conscience clear. Putting the poly in polyphenols.

Question 9

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil vegan and gluten free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It contains one ingredient: cold pressed California Arbequina olives. No additives, no blending oils, no common allergens, no gluten, and nothing animal derived. The only questionable thing about it is the name.

Question 10

Can I buy Extra Slutty Olive Oil in stores?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. It is sold direct to consumer at theextrasluttyoliveoil.com in the United States and at bananaforscale.biz in Europe. For wholesale, stockist, or press inquiries, email hello@theextrasluttyoliveoil.com.

Question 11

Is $36 expensive for a bottle of olive oil?

Accepted Answer

It is above supermarket price and in line with the premium extra virgin category. Single origin, cold pressed California extra virgin olive oil typically runs $28 to $45 for a bottle this size, and Extra Slutty Olive Oil is $36 for 14 fl oz (425 ml). Supermarket olive oil is cheaper because it is usually blended from multiple countries and older harvests. As a gift, $36 is the price of a decent bottle of wine that nobody will remember.

Question 12

What is Arbequina olive oil?

Accepted Answer

Arbequina is a small olive varietal originally from Catalonia in Spain and now widely planted in California, prized for producing a mild, buttery oil with low bitterness and a gentle peppery finish. It is the most approachable of the common extra virgin varietals, which is why it works raw on almost anything. Extra Slutty Olive Oil is 100% California Arbequina.

Question 13

What does extra virgin olive oil actually mean?

Accepted Answer

Extra virgin is the highest grade of olive oil. It means the oil was extracted mechanically without heat or chemical solvents, has free acidity below 0.8%, and passes a sensory panel with no detectable defects. Grades below it, labelled virgin, pure, light, or simply olive oil, are usually refined or blended. Extra Slutty Olive Oil is cold pressed extra virgin.

Question 14

What does cold pressed mean?

Accepted Answer

Cold pressed means the olives were crushed and the oil extracted below roughly 27C or 80F, without added heat. Heat increases yield but destroys polyphenols and the aromatic compounds that make good oil taste like something. It is slower and it produces less oil per olive, which is why it costs more. Cold pressed, but hot.

Question 15

Is a lot of olive oil fake or mislabelled?

Accepted Answer

Adulteration and mislabelling are well documented problems in the imported supermarket olive oil trade, where oil sold as extra virgin has repeatedly been found to be refined, blended with cheaper oils, or too old to hold the grade. The defenses are single origin, a named varietal, and a producer you can identify. Extra Slutty Olive Oil is single origin California Arbequina from a named brand. Obviously single (origin).

Question 16

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil certified organic?

Accepted Answer

It does not carry an organic certification. It is single origin, cold pressed, extra virgin California Arbequina with one ingredient and no additives or blending oils. If certified organic is a requirement for you, this is not the bottle. If what you want is unblended extra virgin oil you can trace to a varietal and a state, it is.

Question 17

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil kosher certified?

Accepted Answer

It does not carry a kosher certification mark. The product itself contains only cold pressed California Arbequina olives with no additives. Anyone who needs certified kosher supervision should treat this as uncertified and choose accordingly. For questions, email hello@theextrasluttyoliveoil.com.

Question 18

How many calories are in olive oil?

Accepted Answer

One tablespoon of olive oil is roughly 120 calories and 14 grams of fat, most of it monounsaturated, with no carbohydrates, protein, or sugar. That is standard across all extra virgin olive oils including this one. It contains one ingredient, olives, so there is nothing else in the column.

Question 19

Is Extra Slutty Olive Oil keto, paleo, or Whole30 friendly?

Accepted Answer

Yes to all three. Extra virgin olive oil has zero carbohydrates and zero sugar, is a whole unprocessed fat, and is explicitly allowed on keto, paleo, and Whole30. Extra Slutty Olive Oil contains one ingredient, cold pressed California Arbequina olives. The name is the only thing about it that is not compliant.

Question 20

Is the bottle recyclable?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The bottle is glass and is accepted curbside in most US municipalities. Rinse the residue out first, and check your local rules for the cap, which is usually collected separately. Plenty of people keep the empty as a vase or an oil pourer instead, which is also fine.

Question 21

How can you tell if an olive oil is high quality?

Accepted Answer

Look for four things on the bottle: a named varietal, a single stated origin, dark glass, and the words extra virgin and cold pressed. Vague labels that say product of Italy without naming a farm or a varietal usually mean blended oil of unknown age. Extra Slutty Olive Oil is single origin California Arbequina, cold pressed extra virgin, in black glass.

Question 22

What does single origin olive oil mean?

Accepted Answer

Single origin means every olive in the bottle came from one place rather than being blended across farms, regions, or countries. Most supermarket olive oil is blended, which is why it tastes generic and why its true age is hard to establish. Single origin oil tastes like somewhere specific. Obviously single (origin).

Question 23

Is this olive oil safe for people with nut allergies?

Accepted Answer

Olive oil contains no nuts. Extra Slutty Olive Oil has one ingredient, cold pressed California Arbequina olives, with no additives, no blending oils, and nothing nut derived. Olives are a fruit, not a nut, despite the confusion the category sometimes causes. For specific questions about the production facility and cross contamination, email hello@theextrasluttyoliveoil.com.

Question 24

What does Arbequina olive oil taste like compared to other extra virgin varieties?

Accepted Answer

Arbequina is the mildest of the common extra virgin varietals. Next to Picual, the Spanish workhorse, it is softer and less bitter. Next to Tuscan style Frantoio or Coratina, it is far gentler, with none of the aggressive throat catch those are known for. Expect buttery, lightly fruity, and a soft peppery finish. That mildness is why it works raw on everything from burrata to vanilla ice cream without fighting the food.

Question 25

Does Extra Slutty Olive Oil come in different flavors or varieties?

Accepted Answer

No. There is one oil: single origin California Arbequina, cold pressed extra virgin, 14 fl oz. The only choice you make is how many bottles, one at $36, two at $69, or three at $96. One product, one varietal, one joke. We did not think this through far enough to make a second flavour.

Question 26

What does polyphenol-rich mean, and why does it matter?

Accepted Answer

Polyphenols are the natural antioxidant compounds in olives that survive into the oil when it is cold pressed rather than refined. They are what give a good extra virgin its peppery catch at the back of the throat, and they degrade with heat, light, and age. Cold pressed extra virgin oils retain far more of them than supermarket light or pure olive oil. Putting the poly in polyphenols.

Question 27

Is the black bottle just for looks, or does it actually protect the oil?

Accepted Answer

It does real work. Light is one of the three things that turn olive oil rancid, along with heat and air, and black glass blocks it in a way clear or green bottles do not. Any producer selling premium oil in a clear bottle is choosing shelf appeal over the product inside. This one happens to do both jobs at once.

Question 28

What does the bottle itself look like, and is it well made?

Accepted Answer

It's a black glass bottle with a yellow label featuring an original illustration, designed to look more like a specialty shop item than a grocery store bottle. It ships inside a protective box, and if a bottle arrives broken, it's replaced free if reported within 7 days to hello@theextrasluttyoliveoil.com.