Keep the videos coming Satya! I’m surprised you compared the Alphonso with Mallika. To me, Mallika is a taste shifter. I’ve had Mallika taste like honey, honey with a bit of vanilla, sometimes it tasted like Honeykiss with a bit of honey and some balancing acidity, and sometimes it tasted completely different and resembled almost like a cross between HK and Lemon Zest. At its worst, Mallika tasted like carrots and not very sweet.
Throughout all this, Mallika usually has at least a bit of that Resinous taste that some might call spicy, turpentine or pine sol like.
For me, Alphonso usually has a much stronger resinous taste compared to Mallika. It has a very strong turpentine/pine sol scent and taste with a slightly metallic background that is off putting to those that are not accustomed to such strongly flavored mangos. This same strong flavor is what draws in those mango connoisseurs that highly covet the spicy resinous taste of Indian Mangos.
I’ve noticed that the mid to late season Alphonso and Kesars are much better than the early season fruit. Keep up those great videos Satya!
Simon