We suggest that at the first opening you do so over the sink as the bottles are ‘over full’, to ensure a little air as possible in in the bottles, and the lids are on tight. You don’t want to ‘wear’ the brine.

If you’re anything like me, you’re probably only eating whole olives in a chopped Greek salad or on top of a cauli-crust pizza (or perhaps in the bottom of a martini).