It’s no surprise when Alessi introduces a drop-dead gorgeous product and makes you believe you simply can’t live without it. That’s how we feel about Taste-Huile, a brand-new olive oil taster introduced at this year’s Milan International Home Show (MACEF) and designed by Lorenzo Piccione, a Sicilian olive oil producer, and Köbi Wiesendanger.
Though the stainless steel vessel can be used as a small oil cruet, it was really designed for tasting olive oil – that is, drinking the oil directly from the taster without pouring it onto food, for the graceful shape of the vessel is designed to bring out extra virgin olive oil’s flavors and aromas.
Instructions for Use: After filling the taster with about half a demitasse of oil, hold it for a few minutes in order to warm the oil and to bring out its aromas. Then, sip the oil from the taster much as you would wine at a wine tasting.
