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Beluga caviar

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Glorious Caviar Offers for August

10% OFF ROYAL BELUGA , CASPIAN GOLD & KETA The heather is in bloom already and soon the Chosen Ones will be heading north on the great August migration. To help your August to be Glorious, we have put our Beluga on offer – what could be better in the Lodge, or what could make a better “Thank you”? In case you havent tried it, we have also put our Caspian Gold on offer, for no better reason than it begins with G:- Glorious Gold. It is from a hybrid... Read More

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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... Read More

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Royal Offers for the Royal Wedding

15% OFF ROYAL BELUGA AND ROYAL OSCIETRA It is not every weekend that there is a Royal wedding, so what a great excuse to lop a grand 15% off the price of our two Royal caviars – Beluga and Oscietra. Our hybrid Beluga is farmed in Italy and it has been our best selling caviar in 2018. Its large dark eggs are packed with flavour and its not hard to taste why it is currently our customers favourite. The Royal Oscietra is the pick of the Oscietra crop, offering larger... Read More

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Trumped: Iranian caviar

We are sometimes asked why we dont stock any caviar from Iran. It is a fair question as Iran does have a certain reputation in the world of caviar and we are called Caspian Caviar! The reason is two fold. Firstly is the concern over the quality of the farmed caviar from Iran. It is normally Beluga and its vendors always describe it as “the very best”, “best quality”, “best in the world” etc etc and charge accordingly. Sadly, the reality is normally rather different and the caviar is not... Read More

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IS THE PRICE OF BELUGA WORTH PAYING?

Firstly, lets consider why Beluga Caviar is so expensive. The reason is two fold: it is perceived to be the best caviar and it takes a very long time for Beluga sturgeon to mature. Is it the best? I guess that really comes down to personal preference, but the appearance and taste of really good Beluga is hard to beat – large grey eggs, with a glorious creamy flavour. Sadly, too many examples of Beluga caviar dont quite fit this description and are an over priced disappointment, even when they... Read More

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5 more Caviar Questions & Answers from Caspian Caviar

My last blog with 5 Questions & Answers all about caviar went down rather well, so here are another 5 Questions and Answers covering other aspects of caviar. Are there any traditions to eating caviar? (such as tableware, etc) Yes. Caviar is traditionally served on ice. This leads some people to believe that if it is not ice cold at all times, it will immediately go off. This is not the case. It is served on ice as it tastes best that way. Try it at room temperature and you... Read More

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5 Caviar Questions and Answers from Caspian Caviar

What does caviar taste like? On the face of it, this seems such a simple question, but it is really rather a tricky one to answer. The simple, if rather facetious, answer is “Like caviar”. The problem is that it really tastes like nothing else so it is very hard to describe. In our efforts to convey the taste, we in the trade often resort to using descriptions such as “buttery”, “creamy”, “with hints of the sea”, “whiffs of walnuts” etc etc. All may well be true to varying degrees,... Read More

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Is all caviar farmed?

We still do get asked this question by customers, and the simple answer is “Yes”. Although many people still firmly associate caviar with Russia, Iran and the Caspian Sea, the reality today is very different. Some twenty years ago, the restrictions on fishing for wild sturgeon in the Caspian became looser. At much the same time, many of the countries around the Caspian were becoming more industrialised, particularly with the expansion of the oil and gas industry in the region. The subsequent over fishing, pollution and modification of rivers had... Read More

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Easter Offer Newsletter

Happy Easter 15% Off Beluga for Easter Easter seems to have come along in a bit of a rush this year. We are only just getting back to normal following the Cheltenham Festival, and here we are entering the holiday season. So a quick offer on our Beluga – now with 15% off. On a recent trip up to town, I noticed exactly this type of caviar being retailed at 3 times our normal price, which was rather satisfying. Bloc de Foie Gras As reported last month, we now have... Read More

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CHRISTMAS HOUSE SELECTION OFFER

10% OFF HOUSE SELECTION Our fridges are full and we are ready to go, so here is a quick offer on our House Selection caviar. This was our best selling caviar last Christmas and many of you have been kind enough to comment on how good it is for the price. So, with a slight nod towards “Black Friday”, it will be on offer until Monday. EXISTING OFFERS Dont forget that our exceptional Royal Oscietra  is still on offer, as is our range of hampers . This offers will end with November.... Read More