island cassie

A really good cultivar of Orinoco when the fruit is left to ripen on the plant until the skin goes orange - takes some beating! Just delicious! After that I guess the Tall Red and the Orito are neck and neck - Manzano is great too. All of the above are superb when left to ripen on the plant (I keep banging on about this, but folks cut the bunches too soon). I leave mine until the fingers start to turn yellow on the plant, then I cut them down and wait some more. Of course they then have to be eaten speedily, but the improvement in flavour makes it worthwhile.