I'll be using this oil for cooking only. I was lured by reviews I've seen on Amazon and elsewhere -- my conclusion is the blind leading the blind.
The bottle I received: nice viscosity, green, very strong, very bitter with a lingering bitterness that spreads in my mouth. No one who has tried it in our household and knowledgeable friends has anything good to say about it versus our Frantoia cooking oil, let alone our Badia a Coltibuono salad oil. Granted these are expensive and very expensive oils. But, you can easily buy Greek olive oil (similar characteristics) at any supermarket for less money.
I would not go near fine cream based sauces, salads, or anything cold, with it. Nor would I use it for cooking/dressing veal or fish. An OK for: fatty meats, charcuterie, tomato sauces.
Disclaimer: I've consumed a lot of good and bad olive oil. Both parents Italian, lived and worked in Italy, still spend months there every year.
