XS Fresh Watermelon (CAP) 1.25% (8-22-26) – Having tested both CAP’s Juicy Watermelon, and Succulent Watermelon, I was curious to see where this XS variant sat. It was different than the aforementioned, and has a lot of freshness to it. It was an interesting take on a watermelon with an almost “syrup’d” profile to it. It had both natural and some lighter artificial notes, which I put at about a 70% natural, and 30% artificial. It was not candied, but literally had a syrup undertone. Sweetness was a tick or two above mid-level which played to the undertones.
At 1.25% it was plenty strong and at about a 8.5/10 on the strength scale, and zero off-notes or complaints. About the only slight negative was that the syrup undertones, may have diminished some of the juicy aspects. Not dry by any means though. As far as the body/flesh notes, it was centered more around the juicy red, but with some lighter white, and a hint of rind, so it had the WM pretty well covered. Because it didn’t fully present as a natural, that might change your usage, but even as it stood, it was a good full package watermelon. Fairly sweet, plenty of red, white, with a touch of rind, and with a 70/30 natural/artificial ratio is what you got with this one. And yes, hehe, it was fairly fresh as well. Leaving it high at a 9.3/10.