Scottish Sea Salt Flakes

From the producers of Blackthorn salt, Scottish Sea Salt Flakes.

At Blackthorn Salt our simple goal is to make the best salt we can in terms of flavour and crystal quality, but also with respect to provenance and sustainability. By using the incredible natural forces around us, on the West Coast, Blackthorn captures all that we were looking for. Every crystal comes from pure seawater, gathered locally and evaporated on the only working Thorn Tower in the world.  The concentrated liquid is further reduced in the Pan House, where our Salters use their skills and patience to draw off beautiful mineral rich sea salt crystals. The result is an organically approved, sustainable and natural salt which tastes of the sea, but also has a deeper mellow sweetness that elevates flavours on the plate. Blackthorn Salt is higher in natural minerals given our natural process.

Blackthorn’s flavour profile has all the characteristics we look for in a salt – it gives an echo of the sea, but there is also a depth and mellowness (provided by those precious minerals and bark tannins) which respects and elevates flavours allowing them to resonate satisfactorily and leaving a lingering taste of morishness. In particular, we work hard to capture around 6x more calcium (enhancing sweeter characteristics), potassium and magnesium (for the sour and bitter) to work alongside the sodium chloride (salty) and the tannins (savoury umami) so that our salt is not simply salty per se, but works to elevate each of the 5 basic tastes.

Blackthorn Salt is multi-award-winning and organically approved & Kosher. Most recently with our 3 stars at the 2024 Great Taste Awards and winning the Golden Fork for Scotland. We have made TV appearances on James Martin’s Saturday Kitchen and The Hairy Bikers. Our salt is the salt of choice for many Michelin starred restaurants and can be found in delis, organic stores, zero waste and luxury department stores. Our retail packaging is all plastic free and fully recyclable.

Pack size: 120g