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Saddle Rock

Grower on the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound
📍 Long Island Sound · Connecticut
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium-Large · 3.0"-3.5"
MethodCage/aquaculture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyClassicFirmMeaty

About Saddle Rock

One of New York's most storied old oyster names, revived and trademarked after its 19th-century heyday. Today's Saddle Rock has moved on for the better, grown instead on the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound: medium in size with medium brine.

In plain words: briny, classic, firm, meaty, with salt bomb salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Connecticut side of Long Island Sound
Growing region
Long Island Sound
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Grower on the Connecticut side of Long Island SoundThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Saddle Rock oysters taste like?

Saddle Rock oysters are described as briny, classic, firm, meaty, with salt bomb salinity.

Where are Saddle Rock oysters grown?

They're grown in Connecticut side of Long Island Sound, Long Island Sound, Connecticut, United States by Grower on the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound.

How salty are Saddle Rock oysters?

Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.

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