Aunt Dotty's oyster

Aunt Dotty's

Harpswell Neck · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Brine shows up early but doesn't push.

Salinity4/5
Sweetness1/5
Minerality4/5
Umami3/5
Texturefirm
Finishbriny
Shellmedium, deep-cupped

There's enough brine and sweetness here to absorb a very small amount of acid without losing either. Don't overdo it.

Pair with

Muscadet or Picpoul de PinetDry hard ciderCold New England lager

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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