Strawberry Green (FA) 2.5% (6-11-21) – RIGHT out of the gate, this one impressed me, but was it a GREEN strawberry ? That’s going to be hard to say, for everyone. Some yes, some no. I might just be in the no camp, BUT, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t good. My immediate thoughts were directly “Kiwi meets Strawberry”. Throughout the entire test, I couldn’t shake that assessment. I know what FA was trying to do, and in many ways they succeeded. The Strawberry was deliciously bright, punchy, and and a very sparkly high end finish to it. As far as the “green”-ness, to my tastes, it just really presented as more of a Kiwi. Some people may perceive it as more of a “green”, so this one will REALLY be up to you guys to decide. As it stood, it was just damned good. Juicy, accurate, and at 2.5%, felt really centered, and good. It leaned heavily towards a natural SB with only slight undertones otherwise. What made it interesting, was it didn’t singularly lean towards a ripe, or a fresh, or even a candied, but had multiple elements swirling around, and kept it interesting throughout. While it may not be an FLV Alpine killer, it was certainly a new-ish take on a SB, and might not be a bad addition to your racks, even if you already are flush with SB’s. I tend to gravitate to SB’s that have a nice bright, almost sparkly finish, and this one has them, so possible fading aside, it would be able to punch through, and hold it’s own even when surrounded by creams, etc. While I’m not 100% on the greeen-ness of it, and despite really getting an almost Kiwi from it, it’s hard to mark this one down, as it did, what it did, well. Even within a crowded Strawberry field, this one, breaks new ground, and that’s not an easy thing to do. Handily a 9.3/10.
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