Naked Cowboy oyster

Naked Cowboy

Long Island Sound · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

The name was chosen with the Manhattan restaurant trade in mind: memorable, slightly irreverent, immediately repeatable.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness4/5

Minerality4/5

Umami2/5

Texturefirm

Finishsweet

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The brine intensity is the Naked Cowboy's defining characteristic. Lemon can blunt it before the full expression has registered. Try it plain first. If a squeez

Pair with

Blanc de Blancs ChampagneChablis Premier CruGuinness or New York craft stout

Details

CultivationwildAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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