the heretics x Congedi Coratina Olive Oil 2025 harvest 500ml

Olive Oil? Who asked us to do that? No-one, that’s why we did it. Well, that and the fact that we love olive oil and we also love a collab as you know. Others would have just sourced some random olive oil, used a plain bottle from that producer and slapped their own label on it, not us.

What started as a trip for Gareth to Puglia in early 2025 then percolated into the idea after he visited a few producers down there. The Congedi family have been making olive oil since 1917 and after Gareth tasted through their range, one oil stood out head and shoulders above the rest, that was the Coratina variety.

Ever heard of it?

Nah, us neither.

Turns out it has one of the very highest polyphenol counts in the world, do you care what they are? Well, you should; Matt Hodges, Nutritionist at www.evolveandperform.com

Says ‘These epic antioxidants physically protect your heart, fight systemic inflammation, and stay fully potent thanks to the boys taking extra care on the packaging and rapid pressing, so drizzle it raw and know your body is thanking you for it’

And all those healthy old Mediterranean’s can’t be wrong can they?

Our Coratina is lab tested at 1047mg/kg, which clearly means nothing until you compare it with:

Average supermarket Extra Virgin Olive Oil- 100-300mg/kg

Good premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil- 300-600mg/kg

This isn’t cheap, we get it, but also, it’s a world apart from your supermarket offerings:

Our Collab EVOO vs Supermarket EVOO

Single Estate– all olives come from one specific olive grove on the family estate, harvested and immediately taken to the press within minutes vs supermarket EVOO which can be blended from various farms and even from several countries, they often state ‘blended from multiple EU countries’

Single Varietal – Ours is 100% Coratina vs supermarket EVOO which is usually a blend of multiple olive varieties

Single Harvest – Ours is 100% single harvest vs supermarket EVOO which are often blended across different harvests to achieve a consistent flavour

Black Bottle– ours is packaged in a completely light defying, bespoke matt black bottle, allowing zero light ingress that damages the oil, unlike many supermarket equivalents

We could go on but you get the picture, it’s like our wine vs Yellow Tail for example… Its all made to a completely different philosophy.

So what about the taste? This is initially why we loved it, without all the other stuff above, it’s punchy and peppery and will improve literally anything you drizzle it onto, don’t use it as a cooking oil, that’s not what it’s for.

Pour over and enjoy.