Picked these 2 giant Dalmatie figs.

The figs have been dripping fig honey for a few days and have made a mess of the organza bags. 
The neck was still firm and could have stayed another day but I picked them rather than the rain splitting them open.  You can see the honey oozing out.

  
They were very sweet and juicy but not watery as you may expect after days of rain.  Little seed crunch, nice fig aroma, and tasted like jam. 
One fig was like a complete dinner I put the other in the fridge for tomorrow.  Will see how it tastes chilled.

 
Had the other fig today after refrigerating.  This fig ripened more evenly.  Same sweet taste not as juicy since it thickened overnight.

 

Thanks for looking comments welcome!

Omg that's beautiful.

Wow, that looks incredible!

Gorgeous!

My  Dalmatie .  

My  Dalmatie .  

Looks like a great fig, thanks for sharing!

WOW!! Joe, this is a beautiful Fig! Thanks so much for posting!!

Very Nice Joe

Very nice!  Mine leaked syrup more than any other fig.  Just amazing how sweet these are.

Thanks for your comments everyone!

The problem now is the temperature are going to be staying very cool next few days 7-10C/45-55F and rain. 
Hope the rest of the in ground figs ripen.  This fig seems to hang in pretty well in cool weather.

Pino,
Very nice. congratulations.
May I chime in that the Dalmatie I got from you in 2013 produced exactly the same giant fruits.
On one side we all get super excited about those giant fruits; in my case Dalmatie, Niagara Black, Breba of Brooklyn Dark, White and Bronze Paradiso
all produced 120 to 150 gram fruits.
all of them be subject due to size of uneven ripeness along the fruit.
Personaly I prefer varieties with snaller fruits that ripen entirely and have uniform flavour troughout.

Damir

Thanks Damir!

I concur with you on the challenges (in our cool climate) of even ripening of some large figs. 
These dalmaties actually ripened well except a part of the neck.  The rest of the figs were perfectly ripe and delicious.  Throwing a piece of the neck away on such a large fig is no big loss.

You do need patience though because as the length of ripening time increases the browning around the ostiole also increases. 
I find by using an organza bag it keeps the bugs out and increases the success factor.  In the case of Dalmatie you need to wash the organza bag afterwards since it gets full of honey..lol.    

Holy smokes that is a monster!  Looks amazing!

Hi Joe.
Beautiful looking fig. It looks just like my Vasilika Sika.
Vito

Thanks Vito! 
Belleclare list had a fig like this also.  This fig has been around a long time and for good reason. 
I have grown this fig almost 10 years.  Everyone that tries it seems to love it.

I updated the post with the 2nd fig I refrigerated overnight. 

Picked 3 more Dalmatie yesterday.  These are not as large as the previous batch but seemed perfectly ripe and very sweet with a rich jammy flavour. 
I was surprised at how amazing they tasted given that the last 2 weeks have been mostly cloudy, rain and cool (nights have been 40's days in 50's).  There is still many figs swelling on the tree and temps have warmed up so I am hoping for a few more figs to ripen.
Thanks for looking comments welcome.
 

Wow they are big! 

They are all beautiful figs!  Do your leaves have a narrow middle lobe or does it widen?

Joe, they are so beautiful!! Beautiful Photos!.....I swear they look like my "Stella"  : )

Those look AMAZING! 

Thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement!

Frank, they do look very similar to me also.  Such a delicious super sweet fig.  I don't have a sweet tooth so I didn't like this fig for a long time because it was too sweet.  I was convinced to eat just a little a at time.   Now I can't stop eating them..LOL 

Bob, the leaves vary depending on the vigour of the growth.  Interestingly this year the leaves seem very consistent on all my trees.

Here is another leaf photo.

 
 

Wow that is a great looking fig.  Thank you for sharing your photos with us.

Thanks Shawn!
Don't know how this Dalmatie would do in hot California but I definitely recommend it for cool climates, 
The cool weather doesn't seem to bother this fig's ripening process. 
There are still many swollen figs on the tree we'll see how it makes out with tonight's forecasted freeze.

Wow!!! Beautiful!!! If u ever want to sell a few cuttings for a fair price, I would live to buy some.