I visited my new friend Jeremy (exoticplants1) at his home in Philadelphia where I was lucky enough to taste two figs I've been dying to try. Here's the review:

Side note: Jeremy is a really nice guy. He's got some nice varieties, and I hope he gets more active in the community. Funny story.. my Grandfather and Uncle are barbers and my family has been cuttings his hair since he was a kid! Talk about loyalty! Anyway onto the video..

Nice video, thanks for sharing. Did you like the 258 as much as BM?

Thanks for posting this video. I haven’t found many reviews about Bordissot Negra before, so this video was very interesting. Would you say that Bordissot Negra is more sweet and less complex in flavor than Black Madeira?

I wouldn't say that the Black Madeira or the I258 I tried have complex flavors. If anything rather simple. You can break down their flavor in two parts:

1. An immediate berry flavor
2. Followed by a rush of very sweet honey

That's what sets Black Madeira and similar tasting figs apart.. they have BOTH a berry and honey flavor. Where as the large majority of figs only have one or the other. However... neither the berry or honey flavors taste complex to me-- the honey flavor tastes like honey straight from the store drizzled on top. It's better than any honey fig I've tasted, but the berry portion doesn't rank very high. I've tasted quite a few berry figs now with a much more complex berry flavor to them. Azores Dark, VdB types, Negretta.. all have much more interesting, complex & rich berry flavors to them that are very difficult to explain.

Great video, Ross.  Thanks for going into details about the experience.  Very helpful.

Great video! Thanks for sharing. :)