Everything arrived in great condition today. Great idea on the corks to keep the box integrity. Everything was flawless. Thanks again for the awesome fruits they taste delicious.
thanks very much for posting a review, it means a lot to me!
Glad the corks worked! I had to figure out a way to reinforce the box so it wouldn't be as easy to crush if the UPS guy stepped on it...LOL...those fruits are too fragile and valuable.
you might notice some of the fruits are sweeter than the others, this is because the fruit i picked was at several stages of ripeness...this is a cool feature about the red jaboticaba, it has low tannin (less astringency), and can be enjoyed at several stages....some like them a little early and tart, but most like them as ripe possible.
This is much different compared to Sabara (the most common type of jaboticaba) you can't really eat them early and green..they need to be ripe all the way...although they can still be enjoyed slightly early, they are never green/red like the Red jabo.
one tree in particular that I was picking fruits from, had the sweetest ripest fruits of the bunch...
let me know if you can tell what i'm talking about.
all the fruits taste good, but some really stand out!
it's hard to let them sit on the tree long enough to develop the sweetest flavor possible..and it's even harder to ship them afterwards...
it took a while to pick the fruits, and pack the boxes, but it was definitely worth it, in the end.
I hope everyone gets their fruit in perfect (or near perfect condition)