Heavenly Olive Oils & Vinegars

I stopped in to get my brother a birthday gift. He’s a big grill master kind of guy so I thought this place would be great to pick up some fun and unique flavored oils/​vinegars that he could use for marinades. I’m so glad I did because this place was awesome! I bought a bottle of Surrano Pepper Honey vinegar, a bottle of chipotle infused olive oil, and a jar of Fat Pat’s Bigfoot Repellent all purpose seasoning. They were all delicious! My brother loved the gift. I can’t wait to go back to try more flavors. The Surrano Pepper Honey vinegar is incredible. The service was fantastic. The woman who helped me was so friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. I told her who I was shopping for and why and she immediately made some great recommendations and even gift wrapped everything. Love this place!

Despite the mixed reviews I have purchased about 7 – 8 bottles of EVOO & Balsamic from this store. I LOVE the espresso & 18 year aged balsamic. Try both over vanilla bean ice cream or on beef tenderloin. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They are happy to give numerous samples (which I suspect is a must as the oils are $ 15+ a bottle). One lady did get a bit testy when my 8year old tried to pour his own sample — which I can understand — but it did hurt his feelings and he was being really careful. I walked away with an espresso balsamic, lemon white balsamic and baklouti green chili olive oil. So far I’ve used the green chili olive oil to scramble eggs and over steamed green beans. YUM!

This place is great. I could spend all sorts of time in here just tasting and tasting. The sales associates are knowledgeable and great combination makers. Blood orange oil and oregano balsamic… who knew? My favorites of the lot included the black currant balsamic, lemon oil, and the lemongrass and mint white balsamic. Seriously, the combo or the first two is out of this world. I wanted to buy the whole store!

So you know how you enjoy wine tastings. Now you can enjoy olive oil and vinegar tastings. When I walked into this store, I was amazed by the pretty silver vessels and wondering to taste or not to taste. The plastic sample cups gave it away. I was greeted by a friendly staff associate who asked if I wanted to taste the olive oils and vinegars. I sampled ten to be exact. The Organic Tuscan Herb oil and Strawberry Balsamic are two of my favorites. The associate was more than happy to share combination recipes that result into syrups, marinades and vinaigrettes. If you decide to purchase an oil, vinegar or both. NO PRESSURE from associates, which is a huge PLUS with me. You get to pour your very own into your own bottle. There are also other samples of their bread dips, jellies, mustards and salsas. The store also makes elegant gift baskets. If you want something fun to do and at no charge, make a stop at this store. This was a heavenly experience and I plan to return to purchase some great products.

Store-​bought dressings and marinades, you have met your match. A store that sells olive oils and balsamic vinegars to mix and match might put the last nail in bottled vinegarettes. You can mix and match to make your own wonderful flavor concoctions here… blackberry balsamic with Tuscan olive oil, yes, I think so. This place is very user friendly – you can taste all the various oils and vinegars and then the staff will fill bottles for you to take home.
When I visited, the staff was very attentive, and very helpful in suggesting possible flavor matches. I know that I will be going back soon, tangerine balsamic is calling my name.

Loved the samples! The rows of silver cisterns greet you as you enter, and little plastic cups are available to help yourself to samples of rich olive oils and balsamic vinegars. The staff was very friendly (sometimes overly so), but they mixed several oil/​vinegar mixtures for us to try along with providing us some freedom to roam around and try the different varieties.
The Tuscan Blend olive oil was a favorite — has great flavor and I use it frequently as a drizzle over dishes. I also enjoyed the Tangerine along with the Cherry balsamic vinegars. Definitely a place I’ll return for gifts and to restock.

I was excited when Heavenly Oils & Vinegars opened, as I frequent a similar store in Austin, TX to get my 18-​year aged Balsamic fix. (I am a Kansas City native and was in town visiting family). I was very disappointed with the quality of the products offered here. The truffle oil is made with imitation truffle flavoring. It took a very long time to get the salesperson’s attention to make a purchase, and when I got home I discovered that I had been given lemon vinegar instead of the lemon oil that I had ordered.

I fell upon this place and am thrilled. I had been looking for a good aged balsamic and found an 18 year which was yummy. I ended up also getting the Tuscany Blend olive oil which was double yummy. I also got a spice olive oil for my hubby called Harissa which has a bite to it just like my husband likes. One of my faves is the chocolate balsamic… it was pure delight in a bottle, perfect to use drizzled over vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries. Over all I am very happy with the pleasant helpful advice and service that I received and with the products I purchased. I will be returning.

First, I’d like to kick Rachael Ray in the face for referring to Olive Oil as EVOO.
This is the Guitar Center of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Lots of stuff on the walls to try, most you will never need or buy.
You walk in and along the wall there is a row of olive oil containers with spickets. An isle of the same in the middle of the store full of balsamic vinegar. I was really hoping for regional European olive oils, Laudemio, Marfuga, etc… I would no longer have to drive to Leawood to buy Olive Oil. But no. Every oil here is intensely flavored with something. There’s really no point to using olive oil at all. They should use vegetable oil to cut down on price. There is no way to distinguish if it’s extra virgin, or cold pressed, etc…
The same is true for the Balsamic. I am a Balsamic purist. I despise the cheap blends of red wine vinegar with sugar added then passed off as Balsamic on the poor, hapless, masses. I like the 16 year and older stuff, –aged until it’s syrup. No quality aged Balsamic vinegar for the purist here.
Don’t be a food snob. I really try not to be a food snob. I tasted everything while the owners carefully watched (I sensed, desperately hoping I’d make a purchase because no one else before me had). During the uncomfortable exchange I tried to like something. They were very nice folks. All of the products were very good as long as you get out of the mindset that you are not shopping for Acetaia Malpighi of Modena. You might actually enjoy a lot of the products. I purchased the Cinnamon Pear balsamic. My favorite of the lot. It seems like a very good quality vinegar and I have found it to be excellent on a number of fish dishes.
This place is highly specialized and you wonder how they can do enough business to survive. Now that I’ve acquired a taste for the balsamic/​pear vinegar I hope they succeed and stick around for awhile.

I went in and told them I was looking to buy a gift for a family member. They have a nice assortment of EVOO and balsamic vinegars. I’m not an expert but the balsamics were excellent. I wasn’t such a fan of the olive oils, they tasted off to me possibly because they just have you sip the oils. I would have preferred to taste them with a bread stick or cracker or something. They also didn’t give a lot of detail about the product, but I didn’t ask a lot of questions either. They also didn’t mention that they had some small gift assortments for sale until I had already chosen a pair of EVOO and vinegar to buy, so they really need to work on their sales skills. They also didn’t offer gift wrapping even though they knew it was a gift. That would be a nice touch since I will guess that most of their sales will be as gifts. Overall it’s a nice concept. I liked the assortment of flavors. I would have liked some prepacked gift bags with goodies in them vs now having to put together my own. They really should direct people more about what to buy since most of us are not experts about their product. like — ‘oh it’s for a gift? Here’s a nice pair of vinegar and EVOO and I would recommend this pasta/​sauce/​bread to go with it.’ Great! Thanks, I’ll take it! That would have saved me 10 minutes of wandering about not knowing what the hell I should buy. If you are interested in specialty EVOO or balsamic, I would recommend going to this place quickly because I can’t imagine they will be able to make the rent. I probably won’t be back. I can get similar stuff at Dean and Deluca for probably the same price and I know they will put it in a gift basket and make it look all pretty for me.

One taste test told it all.
Okay, I’ve never been to the store but they had a set up at my place of employment’s cafeteria where the lady, who was very friendly, looked at me straight in the face and told me that they sell the freshest olive oil around. So, I ask, «Where does your olive oil come from?» She replies, «Oh, they are a mix of olives from various countries» Okay, I’m no expert but I do know good olive oil. But when I think of «mix from various countries» I’m thinking the Italians, the Spaniards and so on, once they utizlize the best of the oil they sell the bottom of the barrel to the ignorant Americans who will eat anything (isn’t so for a lot of us!) so… So, she gives me a sample of some bread dipped in olive oil. Was that olive oil? I couldn’t tell… all I tasted was a Crisco oil slick on my tongue. I’m serious. No flavor. It was tasteless and just like vegetable oil. If you’ve had the opportunity to know real, cold press extra virgin olive oil that is fresh and of the highest quality, you will turn your nose up to Heavenly Olive Oils and Vinegar. I really hope the owner looks for a better source for olive oil so they can have much success. Another commenter says that they might as well take vegetable oils and use seasonings in them. He’s right on. To me, the quality of the olive oil comes first. I’d rather have plain, great quality olive oil and season it myself than buy poor quality/​tasting olive oil with fancy seasonings. If you are looking for a great Olive oil that will tickley your tastebuds, your senses and experience olive oil the way it’s meant to be, I reccomend you try Sciabica family olive oil.(needn’t be italian grown to be good although there are many good Italian brands out there). An itallian family who is the oldest california olive grower with 70+ years experience. Order it online. you pay a premium but are rewarded with oil from the celestial realms and the most recent harvest cold pressed at it’s prime!