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Karen Chekerdjian Olive Oil
Beirut-based designer Karen Chekerdjian is passionate when it comes to olive oils, and believes Lebanon has some of the most flavoursome and well-produced bottles. A few months back, she started sourcing and selecting extra-virgin olive oils from five Lebanese family-run domains – Fattal, Metni, Antar, Zahad, Kohor – across four contrasting Lebanese regions. A few intense tasting sessions later, she narrowed her choice down to six olive oils based on their inherent quality, level of acidity, unique blend, organic approach or the traditional stone-disk pressing method used to extract them. Karen then picked a dark-tinted glass bottle from Italy – designed to preserve oils from direct sunlight - and designed a graphic identity that would best translate the quality of the golden nectar. The six exquisite olive oils are now on sale in her eponymous concept store.
www.karenchekerdjian.com
Writer: Marie Le Fort