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Lot Eight Oil Maker's Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil bottle
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Lot Eight Oil Maker's Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil

By Lot Eight

2025 recorded release

Price per litre
NZD 59.93
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Chemistry data caution: We've found evidence this producer publishes identical or near-identical chemistry figures across multiple harvest years. The chemistry values shown below may not reflect actual lab results for each specific release.

320 phenols

Reported · Method unknown · 2025 release Release history

3 awards · 3 releases

Latest: Silver · ONZ · 2025

FrantoioLeccinoBarnea Shapeshifter

Lot Eight's Oil Maker's Blend is the company's signature extra virgin olive oil, first released in 2002. It is a seasonal blend rather than a fixed recipe. Olives New Zealand's certified-oil lists identify Leccino, Frantoio, Barnea and Manzanillo in 2023; Frantoio and Barnea in 2024; and Frantoio, Leccino and Barnea in 2025.

The Oil Maker's Blend is versatile for both cold and warm applications, suitable as a dipping oil or finishing touch for various dishes including salads, vegetables, pasta, risotto, meat, poultry, and fish.

At the Olives New Zealand awards, Oil Maker's Blend received Gold in 2022 and 2023 and Silver in 2025. No award is assigned here for 2024. Historical Olio Nuovo and New York claims have been omitted because the accessible results do not identify this exact oil confidently enough to attach them to a release.

Chemistry and sensory data is listed against the years we have found them marked against. OlioWise made attempts to verify information with Lot Eight, but wasn't able to confirm the inconsistent chemistry published on their site.

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Evidence over time

Release History

2026
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2025
Available: 3 July 2025
Varieties
Frantoio Leccino Barnea

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5.5
Bitterness3
Pungency5

Awards & recognition

2024
Varieties
Frantoio Barnea
2023
Varieties
Leccino Frantoio Barnea Manzanillo

Awards & recognition

2022
Phenols
285
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
FFA
0.1
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Fruitiness
5.5
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Bitterness
3
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Pungency
3
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown
Defects
0
Evidence not recorded · Method unknown

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5.5
Bitterness3
Pungency3

Awards & recognition

2002
Producer established

Lot Eight was established in 2002.

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Analysis

Fruitiness 5.5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 3.8
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
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Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The oil is bottled without filtration and may retain natural moisture and fine olive solids.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

Olio nuovo and unfiltered describe different things, but both reward careful storage and prompt use.

Product informationUnfiltered
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originWairarapa, North Island, New Zealand
Olive composition

Changing composition

The latest release lists Frantoio, Leccino, Barnea. OlioWise's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

OlioWise-derived from release dataFrantoioLeccinoBarneaComposition changes by harvest

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