Grown in the cool and clear waters of Recompense Cove in Freeport, Maine. Through our innovative yet simple process, monitoring and attention to detail we are able to consistently produce a very unique, plump and delicious oyster.
Our Wet Smack Oysters were selected to be one of three Maine Oysters served at the 2019 James Beard Awards Dinner in Chicago.
Wet Smacks are fat, firm and every shell is chock full. You can’t have just one! (Small 2” - 2 ¾”)
The first Wet Smacks were sailing vessels with holes drilled below the waterline of the fish hold, allowing sea water to flow through keeping fresh seafood alive and in prime condition for market. In the 1830s, Mainer’s began to use Wet Smacks to transport live lobster to Boston and New York. Marking the beginning of Maine’s commercial lobster industry.
Recompense Cove, our namesake taste like the water they’re grown in; clean and delicious! (Medium 2 ¾” - 4”)
As tribute to our farm’s location we have given these oysters its namesake. Recompense Cove begins at the mouth of Little River in Freeport, and is bounded on two sides by peninsulas; Flying Point to the East and Wolfe’s Neck to the West. Broad Sound lies to the South providing strong tidal flushing, which brings fresh ocean water to our Oysters twice a day.