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Kaori 5 Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Yamada Olive Garden — producer profile

Monovarietal Picual olive oil — variety guide

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Latest recorded release · 2025

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Picual Monovarietal
Organic

Kaori 5 is a Japanese organic extra virgin olive oil from Shodoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, made from the Kaori No.5 variety developed by the Shodoshima Olive Research Institute. The 2025 autumn harvest was pressed cold at 26°C or below on 6 November, yielding a deep green oil with a fresh grassy aroma, notable bitterness and pungency, and a gentle peppery finish. With polyphenol levels said to be higher than Mission and Lucca varieties, it works well as an accent on fried or steamed dishes.

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Release History

2026 Predicted
Expected harvest: 5 November 2026
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Picual
2025
Harvested: 5 November 2025
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Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Picual
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Oil Character

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The harvest date is disclosed on the bottle or product information, making the release easier to date and compare.

Why choose it

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

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvested 5 November 2025Harvest date disclosed
Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, giving it a specific farm origin.

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 originKagawa Prefecture, JapanSingle estate
Harvest & milling

How it was made

The olives are listed as being harvested manually.

Why choose it

These practices may appeal when you value hands-on harvesting, cooler fruit handling or direct estate control over milling.

Worth knowing

They describe production methods, not elapsed harvest-to-mill time or proof that the finished oil is fresher or better.

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Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Picual as its only recorded cultivar.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.

Release dataPicual
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The oil records certification to an organic production standard.

Why choose it

Choose the practices and certifications that best match your environmental and farming priorities.

Worth knowing

Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or nutritional value.

Certification details listedCertified organic · 有機JAS

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