Maldon Sea Salt

Maldon Sea Salt has harvested salt from the tidal flats of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England since 1882. The operation is certified by the Marine Conservation Society and follows traditional open-pan evaporation methods that have changed little over the last century.

The pyramid flake crystals distinctive to Maldon are a natural result of the slow-evaporation process and cannot be replicated by mechanical compression. They dissolve differently on the palate — slower, with a cleaner finish — which was the deciding factor in formula testing. Genesee sourced from three salt suppliers across seven test batches before settling on Maldon as the specification salt for the Smoked Salt SKU.

Import logistics for the Smoked Salt bar add approximately 4,200 miles to the Smoked Salt SKU's total supply-chain distance relative to the two Wyoming-domestic bars. Genesee offsets this by purchasing certified carbon credits equal to 120% of the freight emissions associated with each Maldon shipment.