Skookum oyster

Skookum

Little Skookum Inlet · Pacific Coast, USA · Crassostrea gigas

Higher brine than typical South Puget Sound Pacific.

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

The firm texture and moderate-high brine can accommodate a small squeeze. The mineral character is worth tasting plain first.

Pair with

Blanc de Blancs ChampagneChablis Premier CruCold stout (dry, nitrogen-poured)

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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