Noor Fes olive oil
Noor Fès · Fès, Morocco
The olive oil our chef finishes every dish with
Organic, hand harvested and cold pressed within a few hours. The same bottle that stands on the table in our restaurant on the Nieuwe Markt in Zwolle.
Not a cooking oil. A finishing oil — and the finest gift from our kitchen.
From the orchard to your table
See for yourself where this oil comes from
In about ninety seconds you see the orchards near Fès, the Picholine olives picked from the branch by hand, and what happens to them next. No stock footage: this is the estate itself.
After that you will also understand why we never put this bottle in a frying pan.
Why this bottle costs € 56
We do not sell litres. We sell the last drizzle.
A supermarket bottle costs a few euros and is made for frying. This oil is for the moment after: the drizzle over grilled vegetables, through couscous, over warm bread. Half a teaspoon is enough, and that is exactly where you taste the difference.
With normal use a 500 ml bottle lasts for months. Do the maths: that is a few tens of euros for a whole season in which every dish gets better.
Harvested by hand
Family orchards in the hills near Fès, on the Saïs plain. Picholine olives, picked by hand rather than shaken from the tree by machine.
Pressed within hours
Cold pressed within a few hours of harvest. That is the whole secret: the shorter the time between tree and press, the less the oil loses.
Bottled at the estate
Produced and bottled at the Noor Fès estate itself. No middlemen blending oils from different origins.
How it tastes
Full and fruity, with a soft pepper in the finish
First fruit and a green, grassy note. Then a herbal layer underneath, and right at the end a soft pepperiness that lingers in the throat. That tickle is not a fault: it is polyphenol, and it means the oil is fresh.
What you will not get: the flat, greasy taste of oil that has sat on a shelf for too long.
Our own tasting profile, judged by the La Sqala kitchen.
How the chef uses it
Four moments where you taste the difference straight away
Straight off the grill, a drizzle over them while they are still hot. The oil picks up the smoke.
Zaalouk, hummus, tapenade. A well in the middle, oil in it, bread through it.
Loosened with a fork and a drizzle of oil. That keeps the grains separate and glossy.
Just before serving, with the lid only just off. Do not cook it in, that drives the aroma off.
The bottle
You do not need to wrap it in anything
Dark green glass with gold calligraphy, a gold cap with a medallion, and its own box. Anyone unwrapping this knows at once it is not groceries.
That is why this is our most requested gift: a host gift, a thank you for a colleague, or something for the person who has everything but likes to cook. The dark glass protects the oil from light, so the bottle is not only handsome but useful.
New · the chef's set
The oil and the spice that always sit beside it
A 500 ml bottle with a pouch of our own ras el hanout, 100 grams. The oil finishes a dish, the spice starts it. Fry onion in the oil, add a spoonful of ras el hanout, and you have the smell of our kitchen in your own house.
Bought separately that is € 62.70 plus shipping. This set includes the gift packaging with a card and the shipping, and it leaves as a gift, so you can have it sent straight to someone else.
An honest comparison
So where does the difference actually sit?
We name no brands. This is what generally sits on a supermarket shelf, next to what is in this bottle.
| Ordinary extra virgin | Noor Fès | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Usually a blend from several countries | One single estate near Fès, Morocco |
| Olive variety | Not stated | 100% Picholine, single variety |
| Harvest | By machine | Picked by hand |
| Between harvest and press | Days to weeks | A few hours |
| Bottle | Clear glass or plastic | Dark green glass, its own box |
| Made for | Frying and roasting | The last drizzle over the dish |
Why you can trust us
We are not a web shop that bought in some oil
La Sqala is a restaurant at Nieuwe Markt 8 in Zwolle. We are there ourselves every evening, and we use this oil in our own kitchen. If it were not good, our guests would be the first to notice.
4.5 from almost 400 Google reviews of that restaurant. And in 2026 Restaurant Guru named us best service in Zwolle.
Not sure? Come by and ask for a piece of bread with oil. Then you do not have to buy anything online to find out whether it is any good.
Product details
The facts
| Type | Organic extra virgin olive oil, first cold pressing |
| Olive variety | Picholine, single variety |
| Origin | Noor Fès estate, Saïs plain near Fès, Morocco |
| Certification | AB — organic farming |
| Volume | 250 ml or 500 ml, dark green glass |
| Shelf life | 24 months from the production date |
| Storage | Cool and dark, between 15 and 20 degrees |
| Smoke point | Around 190 degrees |
Frequently asked questions
Before you order
Can I fry with it?
How long does a 500 ml bottle last?
Why is 500 ml so much better value?
Is this oil halal?
What does shipping cost?
Can you gift wrap it?
Can I return it?
Ready to taste it
Take home the bottle that stands on our own table
Shipped within 1 working day in the Netherlands for € 4.95. Free collection at the Nieuwe Markt in Zwolle.
La Sqala · Nieuwe Markt 8, 8011 PE Zwolle, the Netherlands · shop@lasqala.nl · +31 6 45 76 66 61
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500 ml