Sensory analysis was performed by the “ASSAM — Marche Panel”, a fully trained analytical taste panel, made up of 10 judges, and recog- nized by the Italian Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy. The evaluation of the samples was carried out under the conditions de- scribed in EC Regulation 640/2008. Each taster smelled and tasted the oils in order to analyse the olfactory, gustatory, tactile and kinaesthetic characteristics. During the olfactory phase, assessors evaluated olive fruity and pleasant flavours. During the gustatory phase, assessors eval- uated olive fruitiness, pleasant flavours, grassiness, bitterness and pun- gency. Each assessor rated the intensity of the sensory attributes using a continuous unstructured line scale of 10 cm, ranging from low to high intensity. The data obtained for the 7 descriptors were used to define the sensory profile of each sample using mean values. Assessors were also asked to indicate the presence of specific ortho- or retro-nasally perceived olfactory components contributing to “pleasant flavours”. For retronasally perceived grass flavours, as their presence was evident in all tested oils, assessors were asked to indicate intensity.