01 TASTE

Open ocean salt engulfs the nose and palate as soon as the shell hits the lips, then quickly sways the taste buds with incredibly sweet, almost scallop-like flavors

02 SALINITY

Extremely high 33PPT

The warm summer sun raises the temperature of tidal pools, increasing the salinity and leaving the oyster to pump this salty seawater

03 MERROIR

Blue-green nutrient rich water from the Topsail inlet run over the lush spartina grass, sandy mud-mixed oyster beds, and into Topsail Sound

04 TERROIR

The vast pines of Holly Shelter Game Land and purity of the untouched Lea-Hutaff Island provide a healthy environment for the oysters to grow