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10% OFF OSCIETRA AND THE RETURN OF THE BARD

10% OFF OSCIETRA Looking at my records, I see that it really is some time since I let you have some of our excellent Oscietra at a discount, so time I did. This is the “Little Brother” of our Royal Oscietra, which many of you enjoyed last month. It has the same great flavour, but slightly smaller eggs. It looks great, with tobacco brown variations through out and it is a big favourite here in the office. The offer will run until the end of the month. THE BARD OF... Read More

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Summer Loving……….

Recently, I had a lovely query from a customer asking for advice on how he should prepare for a romantic caviar picnic with his wife in order to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. As this may not be the only romantic picnic planned this summer, I thought that I would share my advice: As for the caviar, trying a selection is always fun and informative as it gives you a chance to identify the differences. However, this does not seem very relevant to an anniversary and could complicate the logistics... Read More

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Sibirskye Caviar

This caviar comes from Siberian (Baerii) Sturgeon, which is a main stay of the farming industry, both in its pure form and use in hybridisation. The name, Sibirskye, is simply Siberian in Russian. I thought that up in a rare moment of creativity and have been pleased with myself ever since. The reason that Siberian Sturgeon are used so widely is that they mature relatively quickly for a sturgeon and can produce very good quality caviar. They mature at around 8 years of age and the caviar tends to be... Read More

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Caviar Tins or Caviar Jars – the Public Speaks!

In one of my recent blogs, I compared the merits of presenting caviar in tins as opposed to in glass jars. I did state that one of the main reasons that we use tins is that is what is demanded by the UK market. While I thought that this was the case, I did not have any actual evidence. Perhaps there are gangs of potential customers out there just waiting for us to sell caviar in jars. Being British, perhaps they are just too polite to tell us that we... 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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HOUSE SELECTION OFFER – OCTOBER 2015 NEWSLETTER

House Selection 10% Off Our ever popular House Selection Caviar has decently put itself forward for a quick offer at 10% off for the rest of the month. A great opportunity to have a little autumnal indulgence! This offer will run until the 31st so you could even get some for Halloween – certainly beats pumpkin. Sam Shepherd – Great Effort!! You will recall from my last newsletter that Sam and his friend Charlie were taking a canoe trip from the source of the Thames to the sea in order... Read More

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You say Asetra, I say Oscietra………..

Looking around at various outlets, it can be rather confusing to identify real Oscietra Caviar. Now, that is the spelling that we use at Caspian Caviar, but various other spellings are also used. I have seen: Ossetra Caviar, Osetra Caviar as well as Asetra Caviar. What does it all mean? It is thought that Oscietra/Ossetra/Osetra/Asetra is derived from the Russian word OCETP, which simply means “Sturgeon”. I guess that the name “Sturgeon Sturgeon” would be pretty unsatisfactory. Oscietra Sturgeon does sound rather better, but it is also known as the... Read More

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Where to eat Caviar

A little while ago, I was asked to write a piece for  a yacht charter company. They got quite insistent so I did manage to get round to it and duly sent it across the water to the US of A. I thought it was rather good. I dont know what they thought of it as they never even thanked me, let alone commented. On the basis of “waste not, want not” here it is in all is glory: “Now, I am not known to be a fusspot, and certainly... Read More

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What does Caviar taste like?

Recently, I was talking to one of our customers who actually said that she had read my blogs and thought they were rather good. Not sure to believe her or not, but I got so excited I thought that I had better write another one! “What does Caviar taste like?” – a simple question that we get asked from time to time. It could deserve a simple answer – “Like Caviar” but that would not be awfully helpful! Helpful or not, it is rather true. Hard as we try to... Read More

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Caviar From Afar

One of the nice parts of this job is being approached by people wanting to sell me lovely things. This is particularly good when free samples are offered. Though sadly this is never often enough or large enough! Some approaches are much more straightforward than others. We ideally like a well established farm in western Europe that we can visit easily. I have been talking to one that thinks it is in Russia, but is not. By the time you read this post, it may well be! I am not... Read More