Kaluga Hybrid Caviar — 100 g Tin

What does it taste like?

Kaluga Hybrid caviar tastes buttery and mild, with a clean marine finish and a rounder profile than Ossetra. The pearls are large and glossy, and pop softly against the palate. Kaluga Hybrid is the closest legally available relative to Beluga.

Is the 100 g tin the right size?

The 100 g tin serves six to eight people as an appetiser at 12–15 g each, or three to four when caviar is the centre of the course. It suits a dinner party or a two-person occasion with leftovers. For a larger table, the 250 g tin costs about 9% less per ounce.

How to serve it

Rest the unopened tin on crushed ice for 15 minutes, then open at the table and serve straight from the tin.

• Spoon: Mother-of-pearl, bone or horn — never metal, which taints the flavour.
• With: Plain, or with blini and crème fraîche.
• Drink: Brut Champagne or chilled vodka.

Delivery and storage

USA Black Caviar packs this Kaluga Hybrid tin the day it ships and sends it in an insulated cooler with gel ice, to all fifty states. It ships within three business days, then overnight via UPS, from $21 per order. On arrival, refrigerate at 28–32 °F. Unopened it keeps four weeks; opened, eat within 48 hours. Never freeze caviar — freezing ruptures the pearls.