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Cultivar Citrus × paradisi ‘Cocktail’ Similar Melogold, Pixie mandarin, Procimequat, Sunquat, Orangequat | ||
A mandelo (or Mandalo, also known as a “cocktail grapefruit”), It is smaller than a grapefruit, has yellow or yellow-green coloured skin, and bright yellow or yellow-orange flesh but it is sweeter than a grapefruit.
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Origin
It was developed in the 1950's at the UC Citrus Experiment Station, but then escaped into public orchards. It is a white-fleshed tri-specific citrus hybrid between a 'Frua' hybrid mandarin ('Dancy' mandarin × 'King tangor'), and a Siamese Sweet pommelo. This makes it 1/4 King tangor, 1/4 Dancy tangerine, and 1/2 Siamese Sweet Pommelo. Mandelo stands for its ancestors mandarin and pommelo.
Distribution
The fruit normally has large and vigorous trees, but in colder situations they are smaller. They can grow in the Caribbean and Western United States and Mexico. They can grow in various soil types.
Fruit description
The tree is very productive, producing its fruit in clusters, between November to February. they vary from the size of an orange to the size of a grapefruit. The fruit has a thin and easy to peel, smooth, yellow rind. Its flesh is seedy, bright yellow, or yellow-orange in color, and very juicy. The flavor is sub-acid-like.
Usage
Due to its tenderness and high seed content, the 'mandelo' has not achieved great commercial success, but its unique flavor, early and long season, and prolific nature has led to an increasing popularity in backyard orchards in southern California.
Besides being good for eating fresh ′Cocktail′ is thought to be good for making marmalade, or jams, candied peel, syrups, or in cocktails and smoothies.