Mystic oyster

Mystic

Mystic River estuary and Fisher's Island Sound · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

Mystic, Connecticut is best known as the home of the Mystic Seaport Museum — the largest maritime museum in the United States.

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

This is not the oyster to squeeze lemon over. The brine is the point. Try it plain; if you must, a drop in summer when the flesh is thinner. But really: plain.

Blanc de Blancs Champagne or New England SparklingChablis Premier CruDry Irish or American Craft Stout
Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped