Thimble Island

Branford Harbor · Atlantic Coast, USA

Crassostrea virginica

The Thimble Islands are a cluster of around 25 small granite islands scattered across Branford Harbor on Connecticut's Long Island Sound coast, ranging from.

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Salinity4/5
Sweetness1/5
Minerality4/5
Umami3/5
Texturefirm
Finishbriny

Pair with

Chablis Premier CruBlanc de Blancs ChampagneDry Irish or Connecticut Craft Stout
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The reference version.

The Thimble Islands are a cluster of around 25 small granite islands scattered across Branford Harbor on Connecticut's Long Island Sound coast, ranging from.

What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
4
Sweet
1
Mineral
4
Umami
3
Acid
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Everything below is measured against this plate.

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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