This one was received last fall as an 8 inch tall plant rooted that year. It grew significantly this year, put on a lot of little figs, all of which I removed except the first one. This one finally ripened after months of waiting; I waited until it was hanging loosely and the skin had started to wrinkle a bit. The weather has been variable the past month - lots of clouds, some rain, day time temps varying from 50s to an unseasonable 80 on this past Tuesday, night times were down to upper 30's on occasion. I broiught it into my garage when the night time temps were below 50.
The fig was very soft, the skin was soft except for a small tough patch where the fig has had a scar or rough patch on the skin for months. It was very juicy and flavorful but not as sweet as some I have tasted elsewhere. Not sure I can say there was a flavor reminiscent of other fruits, just fig. Hopefully with better summer weather, a bigger plant, and a bigger pot next spring, I will get more of these earlier in the season to try in 2015.
I have 2 more figs on first year plants I have been waiting for as well, a Strawberry Verte and a Grasa's Unk. Purple, which have been sitting there large, hard and unchanged for a long time. Temps are dropping significantly over the next week and I am not sure they will ripen for me.