The Olive Tap Crystal Lake

The Olive Tap Crystal Lake The Olive Tap is a Premium Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar tasting emporium. We also have gourmet sp We are a beyond shopping, we are a Tasting Emporium!
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At The Olive Tap, you can sample oils and vinegars from large stainless steel urns called Fusti. You can taste and combine these oils and vinegars in a side by side comparison or in some of our perfect pairing creations. You'll be able to detect the subtle–and sometimes not so subtle–differences in the various extra virgin olive oils, flavored olive oils, vinegars, and balsamic vinegars. Once you

decide on your favorite products, we bottle it fresh, on the spot. Our Oils and Balsamics come from source countries including Chile, Italy, Spain, Greece, Uruguay and USA (California) and more! Our knowledgeable, trained tasting consultants are here to assist you in determining the best olive oils and/or vinegars based on your taste preference, food preferences and typical cooking styles. All of The Olive Tap's 100% extra virgin olive oils are “first cold pressed”. We also carry a full-line of balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy and various specialty vinegars from around the world. Did you know beyond our Oils and Balsamics we carry Gourmet Specialty Foods? We consider The Olive Tap a Tasting Emporium because we also offer unique culinary sauces, exquisite condiments, marinades, numerous tapenades and more. To meet our ever-growing customer demand, we are continually in search of distinctive, exceptionally tasty, high quality products. When we decide on a new product we are sure it will have your culinary creations tasting great and your family and friends asking for more! We hope you'll come in and have a great experience with us at our Tasting Emporium

06/09/2026

Red Pepper White Fish over Our Garlic Parsley Angel Hair Pasta

Haddock or Cod filet
1 red pepper
2 cloves of garlic
Handful of cherry tomatoes
1 Sweet onion
Handful of greens (I used arugula and kale)
2-3 tablespoons of cappers
6 Anchovies
Half a lemon

Preheat your pan to about medium heat.
Crush garlic cloves, cut onion, and red pepper.
You will be blending it all, so cuts can be large.
Add the garlic, pepper, onion, and tomatoes to the hot pan giving them a decent char. Season with salt, pepper, and olive oil.
Transfer veggies from pan to blender.
Sear the fish in the pan.
In the blender add half a lemon (seeds and peel mostly removed) with a little splash of water and the anchovies.
Blend until smooth and poor over the fish.
Start to boil water for the pasta.
Add cappers to the fish.
Stir the fish and sauce every so often. You’ll want the fish to fall apart.
My fish stewed in the sauce for about 20 minutes.
Gather greens, rip into small pieces and add to the fish sauce.
Our Valente Market Artisanal pasta only takes three minutes to cook, follow the instructions on the package.
When your pasta is ready, drain and toss in EVOO.
Serve the fish and sauce over the Garlic Parsley Angel Hair and enjoy!

☀️Summer Flavors! What’s your need to have?
06/08/2026

☀️Summer Flavors! What’s your need to have?

06/08/2026

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06/04/2026

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06/03/2026

This one came out really good!

06/03/2026

Thai Noodle Salad

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of The Olive Tap’s Persian Lime Olive Oil
3 tablespoons of The Olive Tap’s Habanero Honey Balsamic
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup shredded daikon
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
About half a cucumber sliced
Handful of green onion
3 servings of soba noodles
3 spoon fulls of peanut butter
1-2 tablespoon spoons of warm water
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 clove of garlic

Prepare the veggies by washing, shredding, and adding them to their own bowl.
Boil water and cook soba noodles according to instructions.
When they are ready, drain. Without rinsing add them to a large mixing bowl and toss them in the Persian lime Olive oil.
To make the dressing add three spoon fulls of peanut butter. Add 1-2 tablespoons (start with 1 you can always add more later if you need to) of warm water to thin out the peanut butter.
Add soy sauce and the Olive Tap’s Habanero Honey Balsamic.
Grate in the clove of garlic.
Mix well.
Finally combine veggie mixture and peanut dressing into the noodle bowl and toss to combine.
Garnish with crushed peanuts or sesame seeds.
Serve chilled or room temperature.

06/01/2026

Taste testing our NEW Bing Cherry!
Be gentle with me, I’m a bit camera shy 😅
Other thoughts, after the camera, great multi purpose staple balsamic for salads, pastas, cheese, breads and so on. Tempted to try making an old fashion with it.
Have you tried it? What do you love about it?

We need your help today! Come in today and try these sangrias and tell us what you think.
05/30/2026

We need your help today!
Come in today and try these sangrias and tell us what you think.

05/28/2026

This week on MwM: join us Saturday to try out some premixed sangrias! Help us decide if we should carry them.

05/27/2026

If you haven’t tried our NEW Bing Cherry Balsamic, you must!!

Address

68 N Williams Street
Crystal Lake, IL
60014

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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