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I have an important question so I can improve my mango collection. Can you please tell me in your opinion how you would rank the following varieties only by taste and nothing else like fiber and productivity. Only by taste starting with which of the following would be #1 followed by 2 etc. if you haven’t tasted any of the ones on this short list please just leave it out.
Sugarloaf
Pineapple Pleasure
Kathy
Orange Sherbet
Lemon Zest
M-4
Sweet Tart
Cotton Candy
Buttercream
Orange Essence
Thank you soooo much your opinions are very respected by me. Rank them purely on taste. Thanks Rich

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2020, 09:52:17 PM »
Sugarloaf- 1
Lemon Zest-2
Coconut Cream-3
Orange Sherbet-4

Have to retry a few of the others to rank like sweet tart, cotton candy, buttercream, have an m-4 tree never tried an m-4 :o

Will rerank as I try them.

Honestly, these 4 are all tied in 1st position for me, every time I come upon ripe ones I clean them out immediately. I have been alternating between Lemon Zest and Coconut Creams eating one then the other, Slight edge to the Zest this season as I can nonstop slide those down my gullet as Coconut Cream I stop after 5 or so.

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2020, 11:44:33 PM »
1) Lemon Zest
2) Sweet Tart
3) Sugarloaf
4) Pineapple Pleasure
5) Orange Sherbet
6) Kathy(K3)
7) M4
8) Cotton Candy
9) Butter Cream
Never had Orange Essence

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2020, 11:48:11 PM »
I don’t know why the emoji popped up instead of 8)

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2020, 11:49:23 PM »
Ok, it did it again 8 )  automatically turns into that emoji

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2020, 01:30:16 AM »

1) Lemon Zest
2) Sweet Tart
3) Kathy Kryptonite (K3)
4) M-4
5) Sugarloaf
6) Pineapple Pleasure
7) Orange Sherbet
8) Butter cream
9) Orange Essence
10) Cotton Candy


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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2020, 02:22:58 AM »
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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2020, 09:52:00 AM »
1. LZ and OS (taste pretty similar to me, I'll take both)
2. Sugar Loaf (the few I've had been good every time)
3. Butter Creme (Only had a few but when you hit it at the right  time it's amazing)
4. Coconut Cream (When its on-point its really good)
5. Zinc (I like all the offspring (K3, ST, Venus, P22) a notch-less when compared to the parent, its consistently excellent)
6. Valcarrie (best of the Alphonso flavored typed mangos I've had)
7. Mulgoba (I had one from Squam that was amazing, best classic time mango flavor I've experienced)
8. Fruit Punch
9. Pina Colada (solid tasting mango)
10. Pineapple Pleasure (drops off from the rest of the pack but still really good, hard to get right since its a big mango)

As for Cotton Candy, OE and M-4, i haven't tried and standout examples yet, hopefully this year I get to taste some.

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2020, 04:52:29 PM »
1. LZ and OS (taste pretty similar to me, I'll take both)
2. Sugar Loaf (the few I've had been good every time)
3. Butter Creme (Only had a few but when you hit it at the right  time it's amazing)
4. Coconut Cream (When its on-point its really good)
5. Zinc (I like all the offspring (K3, ST, Venus, P22) a notch-less when compared to the parent, its consistently excellent)
6. Valcarrie (best of the Alphonso flavored typed mangos I've had)
7. Mulgoba (I had one from Squam that was amazing, best classic time mango flavor I've experienced)
8. Fruit Punch
9. Pina Colada (solid tasting mango)
10. Pineapple Pleasure (drops off from the rest of the pack but still really good, hard to get right since its a big mango)

As for Cotton Candy, OE and M-4, i haven't tried and standout examples yet, hopefully this year I get to taste some.
I'm glad you threw a few others in there.
John

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2020, 08:07:24 PM »
#1 lemon zest
#2 sugar loaf
#3 sweet tart
#4 pina colada

Pineapple pleasure shouldnt be on list.  I rank c+

Havent tried others

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2020, 08:42:36 PM »
I haven’t had M4 yet or OE, and ranking only the mangos you listed:

1) sweet tart
2) sugarloaf
3) lemon zest
4) kathy
5) orange sherbet
6) buttercream
7) cotton candy
8) pineapple pleasure

Sayid brings up a good point about pineapple pleasure, the few I had this year were a bummer and unevenly ripened, some spots were much softer than other parts, when I ate them they were not like I remembered from seasons past 🤷‍♂️

Joe

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2020, 09:08:40 PM »
Lemon Zest
Sweet Tart

Are the only ones on this list I have tasted.  I rank Carrie above them and Carrie was a new Zill back when FDR was President. Carrie is probably as good or better than all the new Zills on your list. Some are too sweet on the hypoglycemic index. But he (Zill#whatever) gave the people what they want. Cue the Kinks tune if you like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=hGcwpJgge6g&feature=emb_logo
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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2020, 09:47:32 PM »
1. Lemon Zest

The list need not go on from there.

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2020, 10:10:25 PM »
Thank you so very much for the input. The reason I asked is I am converting 3 Maha’s and a Dwarf Hawaiian and I wanted to hear your top picks of my favorites that I can take scions from my own trees to graft. I already grafted 1 Maha to M-4. Now I think I’ll make the others Lemon Zest. And thanks for that last comment about LZ. It is consistently supreme!! I love the TFF!!!

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2020, 10:20:12 PM »
1. Lemon Zest

The list need not go on from there.

iow - All else is commentary. Not to mention the lies, the bulsht and the double talk. I am out tomorrow to fertilize my 9 year LZ after cutting it back last week. 8-3-9

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2020, 12:58:16 PM »

1) Lemon Zest
2) Sweet Tart
3) Kathy Kryptonite (K3)
4) M-4
5) Sugarloaf
6) Pineapple Pleasure
7) Orange Sherbet
8) Butter cream
9) Orange Essence
10) Cotton Candy

Wait, is Kathy/K3 the same as Kryptonite?
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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2020, 01:43:20 PM »
Lemon Zest
Sweet Tart
Sugarloaf
Orange Sherbet
M-4
Pineapple Pleasure
Buttercream
Kathy
Cotton Candy
Orange Essence

I have tried at least 20 examples of each fruit from all available outlets is South Florida.

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2020, 01:45:49 PM »
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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2020, 02:32:51 PM »
Lemon Zest
Sweet Tart
Sugarloaf
Orange Sherbet
M-4
Pineapple Pleasure
Buttercream
Kathy
Cotton Candy
Orange Essence

I have tried at least 20 examples of each fruit from all available outlets is South Florida.

Wow, so jealous!  Just curious, is this your "top ten"? Or would you mix in others?
--Jake

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Re: Please rank the following varieties 1-10 based only on taste
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2020, 06:50:00 PM »
lemon zest

sweet tart

kathy (k 3) kryptonite

sugarloaf

m 4

orange sherbert

pineapple pleasure

butter cream

orange essence

cotton candy