@Pino -- I258 is a great tasting fig. Ripens a little late. The best tasting fig for me last year(2015) was
Bellone. Nelson's "Norella" is another awesome tasting fig and he has some great looking figs(interior)
that looks as super as PT. There's a few collecters in Ontario with the odd awesome & hard to find fig
variants.

Friends here who have sampled my Granthams R. said it is superior in taste over Desert King. I have started
an air layer for you. Myself and family focus on GR over DK because of taste.

I have all of them except for one.  But I think folks need to understand, this top 10 is Pino's named list.  I think we all could identify a very different list...not to take anything away from Pino's recommendation list.

There are so many to list.  For me, it's hard to say which ones are in the top 10.  De La Senyora is definitely in my list along with many others.  Long D'Aout is also in the top.  I have a large Granthams Royal but no figs yet.  Gino's Black, Sal's, Marva Silka, Adriatic, Smith, and Texas BA1 are also top notch figs.

@Paully22, notching up another vote for i258 and adding Bellone and Norella.  Canada is holding its own with a good number of fig collectors.  Havent heard too much from the Montreal fig collectors lately.

Looking forward to the Granthams R. by the way are you interested in a Sicilian Black rooted cutting?  I can send it with your Valoze airlayer.  It is also an amazing breba producer.

Thanks  

Thanks Vinny.
BFF seems to be a fav fig and getting around do we know anything else other than it looks like Black Madeira?  (source, growing habits, cold hardy..?

@Pino -- I would like to trial your Sicilian Blk strain. Thanks. I focus on breba production as I am too
immerse in sports fishing when the main crop are ripening. Also when most main crop variants
are ripening I have a problem with fruit flies as too many fruits in the neighbourhood are ripening
and rotting especially Italian plums. The other reason is when the main crop are ripening, we get
more rainfall and the wife's interest in fresh figs is waning after the usual bonanza breba harvest
and feast on main crop Florea & RdB's. 

Adriatic JH- one of the best looking white fig.

raspberry el-molino-  Unknowns should be respected too and this one looks great although i might have it as Hmadi.

Sultane- Alot of noise around this, i am going to have to take cuttings of this.

Preto- not alot to say.

Fillaciano- ancient variety - tried getting it but no luck untill now- will see this year if i might be able to get it from a collector.

Sbayi- Alot of memebrs dont know about this gem- They should. not alot of figs have wine aromas.

unknown pastillere- looks great and doesnt fall like the real pastillere.

Calderona- looks great and if monserat is growing it so..

Luv- Rare fig from Paolo in Italy. hope to try it.

Ponte Tresa- Got to get it.

Oops i dont have space here for i258 :)

Genovese Nero (2nd year trying to root with no success, same with Rob's version)
And the varieties in my signature box below...

I understand Pino now. It very hard to choose when you have a lot like I do.

I'm too new to this to add my two cents, but I'm reading on with excitement.  Thanks folks!

@asima_tribolla being new to figs is the most fun time.  The figs on your radar are your hot figs.  

Thanks Vinny BFF sounds like a fig for my wish list.  Nick mentioned it looks like black madeira sounds great!

@Dennis, wish I had your fig problem..lol  In your post which Sal's and Adriatic were you referring to?


@Eli and Simon, I will add in your fig choices to the list but you didn't provide the reasons you love these figs?

Blanche de Deux Saissons
De la Senyora

Pino, There can be some of our Turkish common varieties in the list both for size and taste and for other issues, such as;

Balkan's grey
Siyah Kis
Type 208
Siyah Orak
K.Patlican figs...

Also ,there are 3 most popular Symnra fig varieties all around the world are;

Bursa Black
Sarilop
Sarizeybek

Thanks
Ercan

I thought the point was what ten figs will be the hottest as in most sought after based on fads,propaganda or reputation, (deserved or not). Not "hey, here's my favorite 10". Am I wrong?

Pino: I'm just being shallow and going on looks alone, haha!!

@Michael, chalked up another like for De La Synora and added Blanche de Deux Saissons.

@Ercan, Balkan's grey, Siyah Kis, Type 208, Siyah Orak, K.Patlican and the 3 smyrnas Bursa Black, Sarilop,  Sarizeybek

Hi,
For me it would be : "what are the 10 figs that you would advise people to seek for".
There are underrated strains like "Longue d'aout" that really deserve more attention from the growers, IMO.

What people will look for and what they should look for, is different, and most of the time because of lack of public knowledge or lack of a source of material .

My top 10 for figs I have tasted in more than a single summer:

Black Madeira - amazing flavor and large juicy fig
Preto - very similar if not the same as Black Madeira
Violette de Bordeaux/Negronne/Nero600M - excellent flavor
Angelos Dark - early ripening and great flavor
Green Ischia - great flavor, ripens in colder weather
Malta Black - productive and good flavor
Chicago Hardy - good flavor
Brogiotto Nero - large meaty fig, good flavor
Sodus Sicilian - large fig, hardy
Excel - great flavored breba
Improved Celeste - ok flavor, but very early ripening

Thanks jdsfrance!  Wise suggestions to consider when selecting figs to grow.  I would like to add to this location location location or you may never reap the rewards you seek in figs.

Thanks Nick
added your 1st 10 fig choices to the hot list.  Dropped your 11th fig Improved Celeste sorry only 10 allowed..lol 
You have nudged Black Madeira and Preto up. 
I applied your Brogiotto Nero "like" to Barnisotte since I understand they are synonyms and Barnisotte (fico africano) is the older and better known name.  Let me know if you agree?
Also for the Violette de Bordeaux/Negronne/Nero600M gave your like to VdB  since not all agree these are the same fig.
Thanks again for providing your reasons for your choices!

Thanks Noss gave a nudge to Sicilian Black and add Sal's C.

Updated the hot figs list in the 1st post.

Thanks and keep them coming.

Can your top 10 hot fig nominees be changed? 
I say why not?  The more information on figs we learn the more it goes to shape our understanding and therefore our top 10 hot figs.

I'm anxious to taste these.

Still Tallying?...

1. Izbat an Naj
2. Qalaat al Madiq
3. Kathleen's Black
4. Napolitano Negra
5. Maltese Beauty
6. Lebanese Red Bekka
7. Chiappetta
8. Noire de Barbentane
9. Calderona
10. Panache

My top 10 are Figs I have. I have only tasted a Rouge DB(which was good) and was a couple days over ripe. My list is in no particular order.

Black Madeira-fruiting
Italian 258
Galicia Negra-fruiting
Martinenca Rimada
Peloponnisiaka Aspra
Figoin-fruiting
Col De Dame Blanc
Panache-fruiting
Rouge De Bordeaux-fruiting
Vasilika Sika-Greece-fruiting