Queen Creek Olive Oil

As we do every Thursday evening, we headed downtown after work for our weekly date night. We must have started this tradition, oh, probably seven years ago when we became regular Cinema La Placita attendees.

This past Thursday, we had dinner over at Maynards in the Historic Train Depot (very good, by the way and they seemed to be having a pretty good evening). Afterwords we stopped in the shop of the same name next store and were pleasantly surprised to see quite a number of local items for sale, including Queen Creek Olive Oil. Since we had been planning to try it, we picked up a bottle.

Now if you buy olive oil based just on the price, don't bother seeking out Queen Creek; it'll set you back around $15 for 1/2 a liter. We didn't mind the cost since we tend to use oil rather sparingly and this money goes directly back into our community. So how is it? It's very good, but it's a lot different than other olive oils I've had over the years (lately the California Olive Oil sold in Trader Joe's). Initially it has a very mild flavor, but the finish is a bit peppery; definately a keeper and well worth getting.

Now if you want to try it out, we've seen it in a few palces around Tucson: ASDM, Maynards, Local Harvest Marketplace, and possibly a few other places. Or if you live further afield, you can order from their website (http://www.queencreekolivemill.com/).