Exactly. I don't know much about olive oil, but in the world of bourbon, it's fairly common for bourbon-makers to win awards with recipes that they bottled yea

Exactly. I don't know much about olive oil, but in the world of bourbon, it's fairly common for bourbon-makers to win awards with recipes that they bottled years ago, and leverage those awards to sell sub-standard distillate that they've rushed out the door to keep up with demand.