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Blue Hill Bay oysters

Blue Hill Bay

Various Blue Hill Bay growers
📍 Blue Hill Bay · Maine
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium-Large · 2.5"-4.0"
MethodRack and bag / Suspended (off-bottom) / Bottom culture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyButteryMineralCleanPlumpFull-Bodied

About Blue Hill Bay

A regional Maine designation for oysters grown in Blue Hill Bay, west of Mount Desert Island, where eleven-foot tides and rocky, sheltered estuaries slow growth to three or four years and build a crisp brine with buttery notes.

In plain words: briny, buttery, mineral, clean, plump, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Blue Hill Bay, west of Mount Desert Island
Growing region
Blue Hill Bay
State
Maine
Country
United States
Various Blue Hill Bay growersThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Blue Hill Bay oysters taste like?

Blue Hill Bay oysters are described as briny, buttery, mineral, clean, with briny salinity.

Where are Blue Hill Bay oysters grown?

They're grown in Blue Hill Bay, west of Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill Bay, Maine, United States by Various Blue Hill Bay growers.

How salty are Blue Hill Bay oysters?

Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.

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