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Top Notch oysters

Top Notch

Grower in Goose Cove, Maine
📍 Mount Desert Island · Maine
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.25"
MethodBottom culture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
CleanBrightBrinyFreshFirm

About Top Notch

Oyster writer Rowan Jacobsen called this an instant classic upon discovery, praising its stunning shells and a flavor that is clean, sharp, and distinctly Nordic: everything about it, he noted, screams cold.

In plain words: clean, bright, briny, fresh, firm, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Goose Cove, near Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Maine
Growing region
Mount Desert Island
State
Maine
Country
United States
Grower in Goose Cove, MaineThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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Top Notch oysters: common questions

What do Top Notch oysters taste like?

Top Notch oysters are described as clean, bright, briny, fresh, with briny salinity.

Where are Top Notch oysters grown?

They're grown in Goose Cove, near Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Maine, Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States by Grower in Goose Cove, Maine.

How salty are Top Notch oysters?

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

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