Imperial Eagle Channel

"The taste is strong on salt (pure ocean water comes right through the channel) but light on follow-through. The bag-to-beach oysters have unusual shells, thin and narrow but extremely deep-cupped, like the bucket of an excavator (with the frills serving as the teeth), with otherworldly pink, purple, and orange swirls."

saltystrong ocean

"It has a harder shell that is colorful and the meat is saltier than most west coast oysters, however, it has a delightful watermelon-rind, fresh cucumber finish."

saltierwatermelon-rindfresh cucumber

"The oysters are quite salty, thanks to the direct ocean water exchange, and they tend to be very plump, thanks to the abundance of nutrients. Their flavor is sweet and they finish with a watermelon rind-like aftertaste."

saltysweetwatermelon rindplump

"Imperial Eagles are beach-cultured oysters from the West Side of Vancouver Island. The channel is open to the cold North Pacific waters."

brinycold water

"Oysters from Imperial Eagle Channel which is located in Barkley Sound, which is on the open Pacific side of Vancouver Island. They are grown in a very pristine environment."

cleanpristine