All this determines the quality of the different types of oils , as well as the variety of the olive, and here we intend to recommend the best, but the truth is that it is difficult to choose because There are several classifications to take into account , each with its own criteria and limitations, such as not all oil mills participate in all contests.

So, to try to be objective and impartial, we have decided to cross the lists of winners fromFlos Olei , the Evooleum Guide , Iberoleum , Spanish Food Awards and Mario Salinas Awards to ride here our own TOP 15 compiled by geographical areas .

1. In Jaén

The oil mills Castillo de Canena, Oro Bailén and Maquiz , with their homonymous oils, have been among the most prestigious in the world, they are the three most outstanding of the early picuales of Jaén. For its part, Those from Bravoleum , in 2019, won the first prizes in the Spanish Food contest, but another good criterion to follow is the Jaén Selección Award, which rewards the best oil mills in the province, which have impressively improved the quality of their oils in the last 15 years, thanks to the early harvest of the picual varietal.

2. In Córdoba

Cladivm hojiblanca , from Aroden, and Almaoliva Bio with picuda, picual and hojiblanca, from Almazaras de la Subbética, they are the most excellent of the DO Priego de Córdoba. Which, in itself, has an average quality of the highest in Spain and was already the reference for quality in Andalusia before Jaén competed with it. They are usually the masters of the hojiblanca varietal, either 100% or combined with the picuda.

3. In Malaga

Finca la Torre , in Malaga, increases year after year the list of awards for its single-varietal hojiblanca, which is to die for. At Flos Olei, for example, he rose to the top two in the Hall of Fame, but he is also among the best in the world according to Evooleum.

4. In Almeria

Oro del Desierto , from the Rafael Alonso Aguilera company, produces from the Tabernas Desert, in Almería, the coupage considered the best organic oil in the world, with some 200 awards behind it, from Flos Olei, Iberoleum, Evooleum...

5. In Toledo

Houses of Hualdo It always triumphs with its wonderful single-varietal oils, such as the award-winning Cornicabra varietal, or the Picual, both within the Montes de Toledo DO.

6. In Ciudad Real

The oil mill Palacio de los Olivos , also in Castilla La Mancha, in Ciudad Real, has a picual that has been recognized for several years as the best picual in the world, among dozens of other awards.

7. In Murcia

Almazara Deortegas has seen its organic oils from single-varietal hojiblanca or picual varieties praised in numerous world competitions such as Flos Olei, in whose latest edition Deortegas hojiblanca It was named the best extra virgin olive oil from organic farming.

8. In Alicante

Masía el Altet is an olive oil mill in Alicante that has won more than 600 international awards with its four brands: Masía el Altet High End , Masía el Altet Special Selection, Masía el Altet Premium or Masía el Altet High Quality, that's nothing.

9. In Barcelona

Gramanosa Estate It has also catapulted its arbequina oil from Penedés to the lists of Evooleum, Mario Salinas and Flos Olei, among other global competitions.

10. In Navarre

Alfar La Maja from arbequina, in Navarra, has been standing out among the best of these classifications for years, although in the same region it is not far behind Abbae de Queiles , best single-varietal extra virgin olive oil, for its arbequina, according to Flos Olei.