Laverde Artisan Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil – About Us
From Sicily
to your kitchen.
LAVERDE Artisan was founded to answer a single question: why is it so difficult to find genuinely exceptional Sicilian olive oil in London? The answer was not to look harder — it was to go directly to the source. And to bring it across, one harvest at a time, with the care it deserves.
The question that started everything.
Supermarket shelves are full of bottles making extravagant claims. Cold-pressed. Artisan. Extra virgin. But the provenance is vague, the harvest dates are missing, and the flavour — when compared to oil pressed from a specific grove in a specific region by a family who have been farming the same land for generations — is a pale imitation of the real thing.
We started LAVERDE Artisan to close that gap. Not to sell another bottle, but to bring the real thing home.
A family connection at the heart of Sicily.
LAVERDE Artisan was founded with a direct advantage no distributor or importer can manufacture: family access to multi-generation producers in the Caltanissetta region of Sicily — one of the island's most extraordinary and least-known agricultural landscapes.
The Caltanissetta interior is not the Sicily of postcards. There are no tourist crowds and no industrial olive farms. What there is, is ancient volcanic soil, wild hillsides, and families who have been pressing Biancolilla olives the same way for generations — not because it is fashionable, but because it is the only way they know.
Every bottle of LAVERDE extra virgin olive oil comes from these producers. Every jar of LAVERDE raw honey is harvested by beekeepers from the same region. When we say single-origin and family-produced, we mean it in the most literal sense possible.
The Biancolilla difference.
Not all Sicilian olive oil is the same. LAVERDE works exclusively with the Biancolilla variety — one of Sicily's most ancient cultivars, grown at altitude in the Caltanissetta hills.
Biancolilla produces an oil of distinctive character: elegant and complex, with notes of fresh green tomato, almond, and cut grass, and a clean finish with gentle pepper — the hallmark of high polyphenol content. It is harvested in November only, at the precise moment of optimal ripeness, and cold-pressed within hours of leaving the tree.
The result is an oil that is unmistakably Sicilian — and unmistakably alive.
The engineering of care.
Quality is not a marketing claim. It is a hundred small decisions made between the tree and the bottle — and each one matters. Here is how we make ours.
Olive oil: bottled against oxidation.
Oxidation is the silent enemy of every premium olive oil. From the moment a Biancolilla olive is picked, the clock begins. Ours travels from grove to traditional stone mill in under four hours, is cold-pressed below 27°C, and rests briefly in stainless steel before bottling. Our dark-glass bottles are engineered with a precise air-to-oil ratio — enough headspace for the oil to settle, not enough to compromise aroma. We do not compromise beauty for quality, but we will never compromise quality for beauty.
Honey: bottled cold, bottled artisan.
Our raw Sicilian honey is harvested and bottled artisanally — never heated, never filtered through industrial mesh that strips aroma compounds. Heat destroys what makes raw honey raw: the enzymes, the pollen trace, the floral complexity. Our honey leaves the hive and reaches your jar with all of it intact — exactly as the bees made it.
Black lentils: transported like pearls.
Our Villalba black lentils are heritage pulses — small, spherical, rare. Each shipment is moved under controlled humidity and temperature, from Sicily to London, to protect the integrity of every bean. Most lentils are commoditised — bagged and forgotten. Ours are treated as the beautiful pearls they are.
Coffee: roasted fresh, never warehoused.
Our Madrigal Colombian specialty coffee scores 83+ SCA — among the highest tiers of single-origin coffee in the market. We roast in small batches and ship fresh. Coffee is at its peak in the first weeks after roasting — never months, never years. We will not warehouse for shelf life what we cannot guarantee for flavour.
Nature does not repeat itself.
There are those who believe that when we speak of microlots, specialty coffee, harvest dates, single-harvest olive oil, unfiltered honey or limited production, we are simply using marketing language to justify a higher price.
The reality is far more interesting.
A great artisan product is not special because someone decided to make very little of it. It is special because nature never creates exactly the same thing twice.
The rain changes.
The temperature changes.
The hours of sunlight change.
The flowers change.
The soil evolves.
Every season leaves a different mark — and all of it ends up expressed in what we harvest.
So when we speak of a microlot of specialty coffee, we are speaking of beans belonging to one estate, one altitude, one climate and one particular moment.
When we speak of the harvest date of an olive oil, we are speaking of olives that ripened under conditions that will never be repeated in exactly the same way.
When we speak of our unfiltered artisan honey, we are speaking of flowers, bees, weather and landscape meeting during one specific season.
And when we speak of our black Villalba lentils, we are speaking of a soil, a harvest and an agricultural tradition that carry the identity of a place and of a moment.
These are not products built to an industrial formula so that every year tastes identical to the last. They are expressions of nature.
Every harvest has its own story.
Its own character.
Its own moment.
And when one of those harvests ends, it does not simply sell out. It ceases to exist.
Next year there will be new coffee. New oil. New honey. New lentils. They may be extraordinary. They may even be better. But they will never be exactly the same.
Because when we speak of specialty coffee, harvest dates, unfiltered honey, single-harvest olive oil or our black lentils, we are really speaking of something far deeper: we are capturing a moment in nature — and placing it on your table.
That is what we select at LAVERDE Artisan. We do not set out to manufacture luxury. We set out to find it where it has always been.
In the soil.
In the seasons.
In the harvest.
In nature.
Nature creates it.
This season's harvest is bottled, dated and finite.
A community that sustains itself.
We work only with families and small estates we know personally. No anonymous co-operatives. No outsourced supply chains. No middlemen we cannot put a face to.
Every producer we partner with is paid fairly — not the market minimum, but what their work is worth. We refuse exploitation. We refuse the race to the cheapest source. A premium brand cannot exist on the back of underpaid hands.
That is the only way a community sustains itself across generations — and across borders. Our partners in Sicily and Colombia are not suppliers. They are the reason LAVERDE Artisan exists at all.
The LAVERDE standard.
Some brands have spent years chasing paperwork. We have spent ours building something simpler and harder: an end-to-end experience where every bottle, every jar and every box arrives with the integrity it left Sicily with — and every customer can talk to a real person when they need to.
That standard is built into every detail:
- Single-estate origin — one family, one region, traceable to the grove
- Biancolilla cultivar named — not a generic blend
- Harvest date — printed on every bottle, every season
- Cold-pressed protocol — pressed below 27°C, within four hours of harvest, at 900m altitude
- Customer service you can reach — by WhatsApp, by phone, by name
Quality you can taste. A story you can verify on the bottle itself. A team you can talk to when you need them. That is what we have chosen to build — and it is the experience we exist to deliver.
Recognised by the people who judge food for a living.
We did not build LAVERDE for awards. But when the products were put in front of independent judges, they spoke for themselves.
- Great Taste Awards 2026 — Madrigal Colombian Specialty Coffee, 2 stars (Outstanding)
- Great Taste Awards 2026 — Villalba Black Lentils, 1 star
- Great British Food Awards 2026 — Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Finalist, Kitchen Condiments
Judged blind. Judged on taste alone.
London responded in weeks.
LAVERDE launched in December 2025 — and London opened its doors, its kitchens, and its tables to us. Over 270 Google Reviews followed in the first months. Not for a gimmick or a discount, but for quality. Real, verifiable, provenance-backed quality that Londoners recognised immediately.
That trust is the foundation everything we do is built on — and it is a commitment we renew every single day, with every bottle we press and every jar we fill.
Available across London — delivered across the UK.
You can find LAVERDE today:
- Directly at laverdeartisan.com — delivered across the UK in 48–72 hours
- Deliveroo — 14 SKUs available across Central London
- 30+ independent London retailers — premium grocers, cafés and gourmet shops across the city
- Corporate gifting — our catalogue gift sets for teams and clients, via info@laverdeartisan.com
- Wedding gifting — favours and welcome gifts from our gift set range, via WhatsApp
What we believe.
The ingredients you cook with every day matter — not just for the flavour of your food, but for the farmers who produce them and the agricultural traditions they represent.
We believe provenance is not a luxury — it is the minimum standard that honest food should meet.
We believe responsible farming is non-negotiable — that quality, ethics and fair pay are the same thing.
We believe trust, once given, must be earned again every single day — through quality that never wavers and prices that never exclude.
And we believe the finest olive oil and honey in the world should not be locked away in specialist shops for special occasions. It should be in your kitchen, on your table, and in your everyday cooking.
That is what LAVERDE Artisan is for.
Questions, answered honestly.
What is LAVERDE Artisan?
LAVERDE Artisan is a London-based premium food brand that imports single-estate Sicilian produce and Colombian specialty coffee directly from the families who make it. The range covers single-estate Biancolilla extra virgin olive oil cold-pressed at 900m altitude, raw multifloral honey, Sulla blossom honey, Villalba black lentils, and Madrigal Colombian specialty coffee. We sell direct at laverdeartisan.com, through Deliveroo in Central London, and through 30+ independent London retailers.
What is the LAVERDE quality standard?
Our standard is end-to-end. Every bottle of olive oil is single-estate Biancolilla from one family in Caltanissetta, Sicily — cold-pressed within four hours of harvest at 900m altitude, and dated on the bottle. Every jar of honey is bottled cold and unfiltered to preserve aroma and enzymes. Every shipment is moved under conditions designed to protect freshness from Sicily to your kitchen. And when you need us, you talk to a real person — by WhatsApp, by phone, by name.
What makes LAVERDE different from supermarket olive oil?
Supermarket extra virgin olive oil is typically a blend from multiple EU countries, with unknown harvest dates and unnamed cultivars. LAVERDE is single-estate Biancolilla from one family in Caltanissetta, Sicily — cold-pressed within four hours of harvest, dated on every bottle, and traceable to the grove. The cultivar is named, the altitude is stated, and the harvest is identified.
Has LAVERDE Artisan won any awards?
Yes. At the Great Taste Awards 2026, our Madrigal Colombian Specialty Coffee was awarded 2 stars (Outstanding) and our Villalba Black Lentils were awarded 1 star. Our Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a 2026 Great British Food Awards Finalist in the Kitchen Condiments category.
Why is your stock limited?
Because a harvest cannot be repeated. Our olive oil is bottled from a single November harvest. Our honey is gathered during one specific season. Our coffee is roasted in small microlot batches. When a harvest ends, it does not return — the next one will be new, and different. We scale by inviting more tables, never by diluting the source.
Will next year's harvest taste the same?
No — and that is the point. Rainfall, temperature, sunlight hours and flowering all shift from season to season, and every one of those changes is expressed in the harvest. Next year there will be new oil, new honey, new coffee and new lentils. They may be extraordinary, they may even be better, but they will never be exactly the same. That is why we print the harvest on the bottle rather than standardising flavour year to year.
What is Biancolilla olive oil and what does it taste like?
Biancolilla is one of Sicily's most ancient olive cultivars. Grown at 900m altitude and cold-pressed below 27°C, our Biancolilla extra virgin olive oil is elegant and complex — notes of fresh green tomato, almond and cut grass, finishing clean with a gentle pepper that signals high polyphenol content. It is harvested in November only, at the point of optimal ripeness.
What makes your raw honey different from supermarket honey?
Our raw Sicilian honey is never heated and never filtered through industrial mesh. Heat and fine filtration strip the enzymes, pollen trace and floral complexity that make raw honey raw. Most supermarket honey is pasteurised and blended from multiple countries. We offer raw multifloral honey and Sulla blossom honey, each gathered during one specific season from beekeepers in Sicily.
What is Madrigal Colombian specialty coffee?
Madrigal is our Colombian specialty coffee, sourced from Tatamá in Risaralda and scoring 83+ SCA. It is roasted in small microlot batches and shipped fresh rather than warehoused, because coffee is at its peak in the first weeks after roasting. Madrigal was awarded 2 stars (Outstanding) at the Great Taste Awards 2026.
What are Villalba black lentils?
Villalba black lentils are a heritage Sicilian pulse — small, spherical and rare, grown on limited acreage. They hold their shape when cooked and carry an earthy, mineral depth that ordinary lentils do not. We are the only direct UK importer we are aware of, and each shipment is moved under controlled humidity and temperature from Sicily to London. The lentils were awarded 1 star at the Great Taste Awards 2026.
How much do LAVERDE products cost?
All prices include VAT. Sicilian extra virgin olive oil: £8 (100ml), £12 (250ml), £20 (500ml). Raw multifloral honey 200g: £9. Sulla blossom honey 200g: £10. Madrigal Colombian specialty coffee 250g: £12. Villalba black lentils 500g: £13. Gift sets combining these products are available at laverdeartisan.com.
Which gift set should I choose?
For a first gift, an olive oil and honey pairing is the most versatile and suits almost any recipient. For a keen cook, choose a set built around the 500ml Biancolilla extra virgin olive oil. For a coffee drinker, choose a set including Madrigal Colombian specialty coffee, a Great Taste Awards 2026 2-star winner. See all options at our gift sets page.
Where can I buy LAVERDE in person?
You can find LAVERDE at 30+ independent retailers across London — premium grocers, cafés and gourmet shops — and 14 products are listed on Deliveroo in Central London. WhatsApp us for your nearest stockist.
Do you deliver outside London?
Yes. We ship across the entire UK in 48–72 hours, direct via laverdeartisan.com.
Do you offer corporate or wedding gifts?
Yes. Our gift sets are available for corporate gifting and for weddings, chosen from our standard catalogue range. For corporate orders, email info@laverdeartisan.com. For weddings, message us on WhatsApp.
How do you treat the producers behind your products?
We work only with families and small estates we know personally — no anonymous co-operatives, no outsourced supply chains. Every producer is paid fairly: what their work is worth, not the market minimum. A premium brand cannot exist on the back of underpaid hands.
How should I store your products to preserve quality?
Olive oil: cupboard away from heat and direct light; use within six months of opening. Raw honey: room temperature, indefinitely shelf-stable — crystallisation is natural and reversible with a warm water bath. Coffee: sealed pouch, consume within four weeks of opening. Lentils: dry pantry storage.
London deserves to know these products.
We are ready for your home shelf.
From a single estate in Sicily to your kitchen counter — one harvest at a time, one table at a time.
True luxury is not manufactured. Nature creates it.
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