The FlightGolden Osetra TinKaluga Caviar TinBashtian Kaluga Tin
Unopened and refrigerated at 28-32°F, best enjoyed within four weeks of the packing date. Once opened, consume within three days.

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The Flight

One ounce each of all three roes. The fastest way to find out what you actually prefer.

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An Introduction

Three tins, one sitting.

Reading about caviar gets you only so far. The differences between these three roes are real but they are small enough that description does not settle them. You have to put them next to each other. The Flight is one ounce each of Golden Osetra, Kaluga Reserve, and Kaluga Amber, portioned for a single sitting. Taste them in that order and each one recasts the last: the Osetra sets a high bar for length, Kaluga Reserve answers with body, and the Amber arrives cleaner and sweeter than you expect after the other two. Most people come away preferring one clearly. That is the point. It ships free.
Tasting Profile

The flavor, in brief.

Aroma
Three profiles, from clean and mild to fully savory
Flavor
Nutty, savory, and gently sweet, side by side
Finish
Long, creamy, and clean; one of each
Body
The full range of the collection in one sitting

Taste in order: Golden Osetra, then Kaluga, then Kaluga Amber. Reset with water or a dry Champagne between each.

The Pearl

Texture & appearance.

Three grains and three colors in one service: golden amber and firm, dark and glossy and yielding, warm bronze and generously large. Seeing them beside each other is the quickest lesson in what grading and color actually mean.
Provenance

The lineage of the sturgeon.

All three roes are sourced from a single supplier under CITES permit, the international convention governing sturgeon trade. Every tin we ship is documented and legally traded. Tins are packed to order and held in an unbroken cold chain from the packing room to your door.
How to Serve

Three considered ways.

I.

Taste in order

Golden Osetra first, then Kaluga Reserve, then Kaluga Amber. Going in this order means each roe is judged against a fuller palate than the last, which is what makes the differences obvious.

II.

Keep the table bare

All three tins on ice, mother-of-pearl spoons, water to reset between them. No blini, no crème fraîche, nothing that would flatten the differences you are trying to taste.

III.

Pour one thing

A dry, low-dosage Champagne across all three, or chilled vodka. Changing the pour between roes muddies the comparison.

Reviews

What the table says.