July Caviar Tasting No3

Last, but not least, this month on the tasting front was a Beluga caviar from Bulgaria. It was a pure Beluga caviar – from a Huso Huso sturgeon. I have written before about the difficulty of getting a good enough Beluga (Huso Huso) caviar at a sensible price.

It is not commonly farmed as it takes about 18 years to mature. Even then, great caviar is not guaranteed. Much of what we see is of poor quality and/or offered at a silly price. So was this another such example?

First impressions were good, if not great. The caviar was a lovely light grey colour, but the egg size was a little underwhelming. The caviar was soft, but not too soft, with a lovely creamy flavour. All in all, one of the best Beluga caviars that we have tasted for some time.

Are we going to stock it? Lets just say that our range could do with a Huso Huso at its top end.