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Duncan is an old variety, but, does well in FL and supposedly has the truest, most grapefruit taste of any variety. Fell out of variety due to seediness.I have heard many people state that browns select satsuma mandarin is their favorite citrus.
Well there's nothing sweeter and juicier than a tangelolo (but that's more of a tangelo flavor than grapefruit).You are right to be concerned that your citrus is a standard blah variety and question whether there's something better out there. However, in the case of grapefruit the standard ones are pretty much the best. Have you considered an Oroblanco grapefruit though?My personal take on Oroblanco, it seems to have just a little less flavor and aroma than regular grapefruit, frustratingly, but the flavor it does have is excellent. They tend to have a bit less bitterness than other grapefruit (although I still think environmental factors make as much difference as variety here).I might also add that some citrus enthusiasts are huge fans of Tahitian pummelo, if you like lime flavor. It's sweeter and juicier than other pummelos (probably because it's more like a grapefruit than a true pummelo).
I don't know much of anything about pummelo or tangelo. I will need to research that.
I would love to sample an oroblanco somewhere but they don't seem to be commercially available.