The Perfect Gift for Oyster Lovers

Taylor Shellfish Farms is pleased once again to offer its popular holiday gift for oyster lovers. Four types of oysters in the shell, just harvested from Taylor oyster beds in the legendary, nutrient-rich waters of South Puget Sound are shipped directly to the recipient's door for festive tasting, comparing and sharing with friends. In addition to the Olympia oyster, Kumamoto, Totten Inlet Pacific and Totten Inlet Virginica*, recipients receive an oyster knife, shucking instructions, oyster guide and Jon Rowley's "Art of Eating an Oyster". An unprecedented opportunity for half shell enthusiasts. Give as a gift or order for yourself. In France, oysters with champagne are a festive holiday highlight. 

Click here to order from our store or call (360) 432-3341. 

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Holiday Oyster Package #1: $35 plus shipping


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2 Dozen Oysters

6 each of:

  • Totten Inlet Virginicas*
  • Totten Inlet Pacifics
  • Kumamotos
  • Olympias

Includes an oyster knife, shucking instructions, oyster guide and Jon Rowley’s "Art of Eating an Oyster".


Holiday Oyster Package #2: $64 plus shipping

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4 Dozen Oysters

1 Dozen of:

  • Totten Inlet Virginicas*
  • Totten Inlet Pacifics
  • Kumamotos
  • Olympias

Includes an oyster knife, shucking instructions, oyster guide and Jon Rowley’s "Art of Eating an Oyster".

Click here to order from our store or call (360) 432-3341. 

Order by noon PST 12/19 for delivery by Christmas Eve*

Order by noon PST 12/26 for delivery by New Year's Eve*

*Some locations in Alaska and Hawaii will require an extra day for delivery.

We will accept Visa, Master Card and American Express.

What to drink with oysters? Visit www.oysterwine.com.


Also Available:

Shucked Pacific Oyster Meats
Plump, firm and sweet. Order by the pint or half gallon for holiday stuffing, oyster fry, scalloped oysters, oyster stew or gumbo. Different size meats available. Buy Now

Oyster Profiles:

Olympia Ostrea lurida 
Popular during the Califronia Gold Rush. Only as big as a fifty cent piece. Sweet, coppery flavor and a coppery finish. We like "Olys" taken cold, glistening and uncompromised, directly from their shells with a dry, crisp, clean-finishing white wine.
Kumamoto Crassostrea sikamea
Small deep cup, sculptured, fluted shell, uniform size and shape with clean, sweet, nutty flavor. 2 inch shell. The sweetheart of the half shell trade.
Totten Inlet Pacific Crassostrea gigas
Nicely cupped 3 inch shell with pronounced flutes. Shell color varies from whitish-grey to greenish to brown to nearly black depending on growing location. Flesh is white to chestnut with grey to black mantles. Plump with fresh, clean, briny-sweet flavor.

Totten Inlet Virginica Crassostrea virginica
Some say this is the best oyster in the country. Attractive pear-shaped shell with a somewhat flat top shell and slightly concave bottom shell. The meat color is a beige-cream with a thin slightly black or brown-trimmed mantle. The flavor combines a clean, briny, smooth sweetness with a pronounced mineral finish. 3.25 to 3.5 inch shell.

*Placed 1st in flavor at the East Coast Shellfish Growers

2008 Invitational Oyster Challenge