The Wright Brothers are the dons of British oysters. Not only do they grow and harvest their own oysters in the historical Duchy of Cornwall Helford river, but they purvey the best oysters from around the British Isles.

Being independent has allowed The Wright Brothers to select the finest oysters from the most reputable oyster farms throughout the UK and France. They offer a unique range of twelve different Pacific and native oysters, from the pristine grade A waters off the western Scottish Isles, across to the creeks of Colchester, down to the magical clay-bottomed “Speciale de Claires’’ beds of South West France.

The Falmouth oyster gatherers use zero-carbon boats to protect the wild native oysters that would diminish if higher technology was used. Hand-operated gears dredge the oysters from the beds and oyster fans say these are some of the best natives available. “The liquor is somehow saltier, the flesh sweeter,” says Clare Leveson of Slow Food.

The oysters are always in their prime. The Wright Brothers are one of London’s main distributors of the mollusks.

Hardeep Singh Kolhi meets The Wright Brothers
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