Violette Bordeaux is my best tasting fig so far this year.
Dan

Violette de Bordeaux (PA), hands down the best tasting fig!

Both VdB and BSV so far.

Woody.

LSU Gold is my best so far, but the other trees are in their first year and that may have an impact on the fig flavor.
Also have many figs that aren't ripe yet.

Violette de Bordeaux, Main crop only

Well, for me I couldnÂt just pick one. Its like saying you love one of your children more than the other. I tend to look at them as good, very good and excellent. This year VDB, Vista, and JH Adriatic qualify as excellent. IÂve only had 1 Black Madeira so its too early to tell but if the rest (there arenÂt many) turn out to be as good its also 1st class.

Lattarula this year.

I had my Italian Honey (aka Lattarula?!?) from Wayside/Parks?
as my 4th initial figs (10++ years ago). I got my very first
anything (EVER), bumper crop ~50 brebe/main this year! Breba
felt/tasted like a sponge, main crop was firmer and sweeter.
Looking forward for next year! It almost got a 'goner'
label from me!
George (NJ).
P.S. I did notice the drop of Honey after harvesting my
latest bunch...

PS, Oops:
My last statement was not 'to endorse' the Lattarula as a BEST fig;
just questioning/commenting on it. Then again figs behave
very differently on many various micro-climates, and
we all need to FIGure them all out...
As KK mentioned, it is hard to pick on JUST one, specially
when your (old) taste buds can only distinguish between
the GOOD, the BAD and them UGLY (figs)!
For me, forget the (distinctive) strawberry/watermelon/etc
flavors...
George (NJ).

OK,
Re: The Good, Bad and Ugly; think of a (Eastwood) movie!
I should have added the 'AVERAGE' somewhere in between...

Desert King Breba only,is best breba around.
Violette de Bordeaux is best main crop around.

I have no clue what variety I have (my Uncle gave it to me this yr) but it seems to be the sweetest fig Ive grown yet.

Leon,

Do you think VDB could make it up in Cloudcroft once established? Which part of NM are you in?

Richard

Had the first Black Madeira fig today. It just doesn't get any better than this. Bklack Tuscan may get there with a little more age.

Happy,

Leon is in Alb, and I am in Los Lunas. I would put your VDB in a very protected-microclimate spot (or wrap it in the winter). I have kept mine in large pots thus far and move them into my garage. I know of the VBD doing well in T or C, but I think they are much warmer than we are.

Good, old fashioned Celeste. I've tasted many of the more exotic-sounding figs, but always go to my Celeste first. Let it ripen until it just begins to shrivel.

I just had the first fig (ever) from my Lampiera and it was a 10 at least. The best so far.
Of course I am not 100% sure it is a Lampiera. The fruit is yellow with deep pink flesh, I will try to post pictures of the next ripe one.

My results from this year:

o Best all-around-fig: Alma -- best balance of flavor and sweetness -- this is my favorite two years running

o Sweetest: Celeste -- the problem with these is that they never make it to the house -- they are so small I tend it eat them as I pick them

o Best Flavor: Sultane

o Most prolific: Italian Honey & Celeste (tie)

o Worst: Violette de Bordeaux (this one was a disappointment this year -- very sour -- does not matter what level of ripeness they are picked. These have been heading to the compost pile. This evening we are getting a good rain -- lets see how this week's pick tastes)

o Surprise: Brown Turkey -- very sweet with a lot of flavor. This is a big surprise because these tend to blow-up with water into giant, flavorless, figs. This year's dry weather seems to suit this variety. This is best tasting figs this tree has produced in 21 years.

-Steve

Hi all, I am surprised Lyndhurst White was not talked about this summer on the forum.I have a 2007 cutting that grew tremendous and had about a dozen ripe figs already. The taste was watery and bland but the tree is very young.Hope that will change with maturity. By the way why don't we have an update on the best tasting fig for summer of 2007!

Stay Well,
Anthony

I also Had More excellent figs,ripening late, that i was grading them 10 out of ten:
Black Ischia
Barnisotte,
Zingarella
+ Violette de Bordeaux i was rating before.
This are all as good as a fig can be.
Barnisotte,From uc Davis has a bad point in that it drops some figs before maturity,acting like it need caprification.

Ed,

I fully agree with your initial post. Battaglia Green was my best this year. Second best was an unknown fig I got from TyTy that was supposed to be Green Ischau. However, it was a mostly purple fig. Battaglia Green...what a fig! My VdB (first year figs) were somewhat disappointing. My expectations were so high, but maybe after the tree matures more they will be better. Next year I will have around 25 new varieties producing figs. I can't wait to try them.

Henry