Post #799947 by mikehooker on Sat, Jan 11, 2020 9:59 AM

On 2020-01-10 18:50, kick_the_reverb wrote:
I struck gold when we bought a house in Escondido in 2015.
It has a White Grapefruit tree that has amazing fruit. Intense, punch-you-in-the-face flavor. Haven't found anything store-bought that remotely compares. It yields late, which works out better for spring and summer events.
I do hope it continues to give such awesome product, I always worry about its health. The yield seems to fluctuate yearly.

This has really helped me with Reverb Crashes and Navy Grogs.

Occasionally I find some "locally grown" Grapefruit at a Jimbo's store not far from us. I got some recently and will try them tomorrow.

Ran

So jealous! In Texas we usually get the Florida Indian River white grapefruits from the end of November through part of January. I absolutely adore them and will buy a case or more of them each year. I eat them for breakfast several days a week, squeeze and freeze 40-60 oz for off-season Navy Grog's and enjoy as much as possible of the fresh juice in cocktails. Curious how the Florida breed differs, if at all, from the ones grown on the west coast. My wife went to a nursery in Jacksonville a few years ago hoping to bring a tree home for me to see how it would fare here, but they didn't have one that would fit in her car. I believe they said the breed they grow there is called Duncan. Would be awesome to have these fresh in the spring and summer.