New oyster, enter the bagaduce

  I'm pretty excited about new oysters in general, so this is probably no surprise... but I'm pretty excited about this oyster.  It's from the Bagaduce River in Midcoast Maine and it's lovely.  The ones we received today were very fresh and held plenty of brine.  They all showed up in cocktail fashion, about three inches and the batch was very uniform with a nicely rounded edge and a deep cut.  The shell was not especially thick which made shucking a bit tricky but they were quite full of meat.  Fresh and aromatic with intense ocean brine on the nose the flavor was less so.  They're complex and earthy with plenty of salt flat and ocean-y flavors, a dash of fish meat and a nice touch of brine.  I usually prefer them more briny but these were quite interesting and intense in other ways.  Too good.  Look for them :)