Dalmatia · Croatia
Olive Oil & Honey
Our family's own extra virgin olive oil and raw sage honey, pressed and gathered by hand in the hills of Brist. Made in small batches, available to order.
The Taste That Brings You Back
The first swim of the morning, before anyone else is awake. A long dinner on the terrace as the light turns soft over the sea. And a taste of our olive oil and honey that brings all of it back the moment you open them again at home.
Where the taste begins
Our Olive Oil
Our Trees
Family groves above Brist.
Hand Harvested
Picked by hand, at peak.
Cold-Pressed
Pressed the same day.
Our Cellar
Rested in cool and dark.
Small Batches
Bottled a little at a time.
Our extra virgin olive oil is pressed from groves our family has tended for generations on the hills of Brist, on Croatia's Makarska Riviera. Hand-harvested and cold-pressed the same day, then left completely unheated, it keeps the bright, grassy and gently peppery character of the Dalmatian coast. A small-batch oil worth taking home.
Straight from the hive
Our Honey
Raw, unheated and made entirely by hand, with no machines. Our hives stand high on the mountain above Brist, far from roads, traffic and exhaust. The bees gather nectar from every flower and plant they can find up there, but what makes Dalmatian honey unique is how much of it comes from wild sage and lavender.
- Aroma
- Wild sage, lavender and the flowering herbs of the Dalmatian hills.
- Made by Hand
- No machines: every step, from the hive to the jar, is done by hand.
- Pairs with
- A strong cheese, warm bread, tea or yogurt.
- Each harvest
- Raw and unheated; one or two small harvests a year, always leaving enough for the bees.
Want to take some home? Reserve a bottle of oil or a jar of honey.
From Mirko's Hills
For as long as anyone can remember, this family has worked the land here, pressing its own oil from trees that have stood on these hills for generations. The bees came later. Mirko had quietly dreamed of keeping them for years, and after retiring he finally had the time. Today they forage across the hills above Brist, turning wild sage and herbs into honey. It's all made the way the family has always lived: with care, by hand and in its own time.
A Taste Our Guests Remember
A little extra plus: the hosts gave us a lovely little basket with a taste of their homegrown tomatoes, basil and oil
Marianne
Denmark · Airbnb
Honestly didn't expect to be raving about olive oil, but here we are. We put it on everything that week and bought four bottles to take home.
Thomas
Germany · Booking.com
October in the groves
Experience the olive harvest
Each October we pick the olives by hand on the hills above Brist, and you are welcome to join. Spend a relaxed half-day in the grove: pick alongside us, then share a picnic of local favourites with a glass of wine and a taste of the season's first cold-pressed oil.
Open to all · October · easy to combine with a stay · ask us about a separate honey morning
Reserve a Bottle or a Jar
Taste our olive oil and raw sage honey during your visit. Both are ready now, in limited quantities. When one wins you over, tell us and we'll set some aside to collect and pay for in person, here in Brist.
Collected in person in Brist · We don't ship