Can anyone put Nordland or LdA on into a rough flavor category? I had my first Nordland but it was kind of a compromised sampling... Still perhaps it tasted like a super duper sugar fig a la Celeste/Brown Turkey but better with maybe a tiny tiny splash of berry in it?

No idea on LdA...

only thing i remember about LdA is it was good. nothing specific i can think of. first and only fig i had. i'm sure i will get more detailed info next yr.

I've had one LdA from a first year tree so with that caveat I tasted mostly jam with a more subtle honey flavor.  I would think it would probably be placed in the "exotic" category in the flavor categories that ascpete is working on.  It's definitely a variety I am excited about as it is a relatively large, tasty fig that seems to ripen with a few weeks to spare in our area.