Achill Island
Achill Island · Atlantic Coast, Ireland · Crassostrea gigas
Ireland's westernmost oyster — Achill Island faces the full North Atlantic with almost no land mass between it and North America. The result is an intensely saline, mineral Pacific oyster with the raw power of the open ocean.
Texturefirm
Finishmineral
Shellmedium, elongated
Full Atlantic intensity — serve plain only.
Pair with
Chablis Grand CruVintage ChampagneDry Irish Stout
Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 3–4 yearsWaterAchill SoundAppearancemedium · elongated
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