Pamako Awarded in Sixth Straight Year at NYIOOC

Greek producer Androulakis Eftychios Olive Oil Bottling Company has prevailed for the sixth consecutive year at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.

It was an extremely challenging year... However, we managed to overcome the difficulties for another consecutive year.

Eftychios Androulakis, owner

The Cretan producer earned a Gold Award for its Pamako Monovarietal Mountain Bio brand, an organic medium Tsounati.

The brand previously earned Gold every year between 2019 and 2021, while its Pamako Mountain Organic Blend earned Gold in 2020 and 2022.

Owner Eftychios Androulakis said he was overwhelmed by happiness at the news of winning another NYIOOC award.

In the 2022/23 crop year, the company produced 6,400 liters of extra virgin olive oil. However, Androulakis said they faced plenty of challenges along the way.

"It was an extremely challenging year as the little rain of the past season and the high numbers of olive fruit flies created huge problems, especially for organic olive oil producers," he said.

"Also, the availability of laborers in the Chania region was lower than ever, making the situation even worse," Androulakis added. "However, we managed to overcome the difficulties for another consecutive year."

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition held each spring in New York, is the world's largest and most prestigious olive oil contest. Its annual listing of award winners is considered the authoritative guide to the year’s best extra virgin olive oils.

The complete list of winners can be viewed in the Official Guide to the World's Best Olive Oils.