Flying Point oyster

Flying Point

Flying Point · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Medium-high brine, cold, without the iron edge that the Damariscotta River puts on everything it touches.

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

The clean profile can accept a small amount of acid without losing itself, but there isn't much complexity to preserve. Try it plain first.

Pair with

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lieDry hard cider (New England style)Brut Champagne or Crémant de Loire

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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