Mango Tasting Table (7/16/2022)--CAC the Winner!

[johnb51]

I had a few relatives over, and we tasted Cac, Dupuis Saigon, Peach Cobbler, and two different seedlings.  Everyone agreed that Cac was the best, but surprisingly the seedling fruit (which in a previous thread I had mistaken for Kent) came in second.  Peach Cobbler was third (we all tasted tangerine), but it may not have been the best representative of this variety.  Unfortunately, a Venus mango was still too hard to be included.  The last two Cac I've tasted have been almost identical in flavor to the Mahachanok mangoes I grew in the past--with floral and cola notes and super-sweet without acidity.

[bovine421]

Next season John I'll send you a box of a Seedling variety of Bombay for your review. I would very much like to try this seedling that you seem to enjoy. You didn't happen to post a photo of that fruit I'd like to see it. Also I received a tip on a Seedling mango down in the Lake Placid area that is a Seedling possibly of Springfels. It's reported to be unique with a pineapple-ish flavor.

[roblack]

Got some Cac, Pina Colada, and others from Squam. PC owned them all. Dot was a close 2nd. So good.

Not sure what is up with Cac and me. I like it, but never have been blown away by one. Do they need to be eaten under/overripe?

[johnb51]

Got some Cac, Pina Colada, and others from Squam. PC owned them all. Dot was a close 2nd. So good.

Not sure what is up with Cac and me. I like it, but never have been blown away by one. Do they need to be eaten under/overripe?

I love Dot, but haven't tasted Pina Colada yet.  The Cac were firm-ripe, and like I said, they really tasted like Mahachanok to me, although the first one had some melon notes.  I could see how the flavor might not be someone's favorite--no acidity and no resin.

[johnb51]

Next season John I'll send you a box of a Seedling variety of Bombay for your review. I would very much like to try this seedling that you seem to enjoy. You didn't happen to post a photo of that fruit I'd like to see it. Also I received a tip on a Seedling mango down in the Lake Placid area that is a Seedling possibly of Springfels. It's reported to be unique with a pineapple-ish flavor.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=48132.0
I think you would like the second seedling also from the same source.  It's a winner, too.  Skhan liked it a lot last year.

[bovine421]

Next season John I'll send you a box of a Seedling variety of Bombay for your review. I would very much like to try this seedling that you seem to enjoy. You didn't happen to post a photo of that fruit I'd like to see it. Also I received a tip on a Seedling mango down in the Lake Placid area that is a Seedling possibly of Springfels. It's reported to be unique with a pineapple-ish flavor.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=48132.0
I think you would like the second seedling also from the same source.  It's a winner, too.  Skhan liked it a lot last year.

John51 I would have bet dollars to Donuts that you would have picked Sturrock Edward multi-bloomer mango tree

[Oolie]

Nice.
From the limited sampling of Maha I've tried, I tasted the durio flavor and parsnips, with CAC I've only tasted parsnips. The durio flavor I've also tasted in the guava mango if you don't get too close to the skin.

I prefer some resin complexity, but the parsnip flavor is very good when there is a creamy texture along with it like P-22

[johnb51]

Nice.
From the limited sampling of Maha I've tried, I tasted the durio flavor and parsnips, with CAC I've only tasted parsnips. The durio flavor I've also tasted in the guava mango if you don't get too close to the skin.

I prefer some resin complexity, but the parsnip flavor is very good when there is a creamy texture along with it like P-22

It's been a long time since I've eaten any parsnips, so that may be why my taste buds are interpreting the flavor in another way.

[roblack]

Nice.
From the limited sampling of Maha I've tried, I tasted the durio flavor and parsnips, with CAC I've only tasted parsnips. The durio flavor I've also tasted in the guava mango if you don't get too close to the skin.

I prefer some resin complexity, but the parsnip flavor is very good when there is a creamy texture along with it like P-22

It's been a long time since I've eaten any parsnips, so that may be why my taste buds are interpreting the flavor in another way.

Same here, time for parsnip taste testing

[Galatians522]

People I know from the north who ate lots of parsnips in the past say they taste it in some mangos.

[johnb51]

People I know from the north who ate lots of parsnips in the past say they taste it in some mangos.

My strong suspicion is that the "cola" flavor and the parsnip flavor are one and the same, just a different interpretation.  The Venus was ripe today so I tasted that.  It has the same flavor, but a little less strong, so the flavor is of SE Asian origin ("Indochinese").

[socalbalcony2]

I tried CAC ~2yrs ago and it was/is among my top favorites, that being said, I wasn't a huge fan of Maha the few times I've had em..