Souri (the name points to the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, Sour) is among the oldest cultivated olive varieties on earth, native to the Levant and central to the cuisines of Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. The oil is robust and green: fresh herbs, tomato and grass with a firm bitterness and a strong peppery pungency, and a naturally high polyphenol content. Grown on ancient, drought-hardy trees, it is prized for both intensity and longevity.
Robust and green: fresh herbs, tomato and grass with firm bitterness and strong pepper.
Harvested from October through December across the Levant. Buy the freshest crop you can find — and check the harvest date on the bottle.