Classic Beluga Caviar
Price range: 60.00 € through 930.00 €
Classic Beluga is where most people start with Beluga caviar, the same Huso huso sturgeon lineage as our Imperial and Imperial Selection grades, but selected at a slightly smaller grain size (3.0–3.1mm) and a more accessible price. It’s the grade we’d recommend if this is your first time trying Beluga, or if you want the real thing without stepping up to the rarer, pricier tiers.
Why Choose Classic Over Imperial or Imperial Selection?
All three of our Beluga grades come from the same sturgeon species and share that unmistakable large-grain, buttery character; the difference is in how tightly each batch is selected. Classic Beluga has a slightly smaller average grain than Imperial (3.1–3.2mm) or Imperial Selection (3.3mm+), and a touch more variation in colour across the tin. In practice, that means a softer price without a meaningfully different eating experience for most people; you're paying for size and colour consistency as you move up the range, not a different flavour entirely. If you're comparing all three side by side, or deciding whether to move up to Ossetra or Sevruga instead, our full Beluga Caviar guide lays out the complete picture, pricing, grading, and how Beluga compares to the other caviars.
Taste, Texture & Appearance
Classic Beluga's grains run silver-grey to a deeper charcoal, encased in a delicate shell that gives way to a soft, buttery finish with a gentle nutty warmth and a faint trace of oceanic brine. It's a milder, creamier caviar than Ossetra or Sevruga, the flavour that made Beluga famous in the first place, just at the size and price point that makes it easy to try without committing to Imperial Selection pricing.
How to Serve Classic Beluga
Keep it simple for a first taste: a small spoonful straight from the tin, ideally with a mother-of-pearl or bone spoon rather than metal, which can affect the flavour. Warm blinis with a light touch of crème fraîche are the classic pairing, and a few grains over softly scrambled eggs or boiled new potatoes is an easy way to work Beluga into an everyday meal rather than saving it only for special occasions.
Sourcing & Care
Our Beluga comes from sustainable aquaculture partnerships rather than wild harvest, a necessity given how slowly Beluga sturgeon mature, and part of a broader farming philosophy we take seriously across the whole range, developed alongside our Iranian caviar producers, whose sturgeon husbandry traditions go back generations. It's the same standard behind everything we mean by luxury caviar, not the price tag, but the patience the fish themselves demand. We go into more detail on how that farming approach protects wild sturgeon populations in our piece on sustainable caviar. Store unopened tins at 0–2°C and use within 5 days once opened, keeping the lid tightly sealed between servings.
Shipping & Delivery
Every tin ships vacuum-sealed with ice packs, via DHL or UPS to EU addresses within 48 hours, with CITES export documentation included. Berlin-based customers ordering before 2pm can get same-day delivery in as little as two hours. If Classic Beluga isn't quite what you're after, our rarer Almas Caviar, the albino Beluga variety, sits at the very top of what we offer, for anyone shopping for something genuinely once-in-a-lifetime.
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