Tiptree Tawny Orange Marmalade, 12 Ounce Jar

If you are not familiar with what quality marmalade tastes like, do try it by way of the Tiptree brand that has been in existence since the late 1800s if I recall! Marmalade made from Seville oranges (grown in Spain) is supposed to have a raw bitterness to it, and with that said, true marmalade, as is witnessed by the Tiptree brand is supposed to excite the taste buds with a not so sweet purity versus marmalades made in the US which tend to be so sweet you almost feel like gagging (like eating tablespoonfuls of sugar coated with fake naval orange flavored concentrate). I have ordered many times this delectable Tiptree marmalade which I crown King of the marmalades. Your money will well be spent on this product!

I think this Orange & Tangerine recipe is one of the best TipTree Marmalades - sweeter and more satisfying than their Tawny Orange variety, and more interesting than Orange or No Peel choices; it's on par with the delightful Crystal Orange product. Over a couple years of purchases, the colloidal consistency and fresh flavor of this relatively thick marmalade are reliably spreadable and delicious, respectively.

Classic marmalade. Not candied up w/excess sugar. Classic flavor not suitable for a sweet palate.

Product is delicious but one of the two jars was smashed in the box. I called amazon and got a refund but unfortunately, I won’t order this product again. There is no effort made to bubble wrap it. 😩😡

Wilkin @ Sons Ltd 'Tawny' Orange Thick Cut Marmalade is great stuff - Amazon informs me I'm just ordering my seventh jar of it, and I bought a few more at a fancy food store before that. But understand exactly what this kind of marmalade is before you buy it. Smucker's it ain't.As the ingredient list notes, it's made with Seville oranges and sugar, nothing else. The Seville orange or bitter orange is not very sweet, and has an intense pungent bitter flavor not everyone likes. (The pulp is quite inedible.) Bitter oranges have been grown in Spain for at least 1300 years, and are exported to marmalade makers in England.Every jar I've ever opened has contained numbers of big chunks of candied orange peel. I always fish out a couple of these for myself when I fix my wife's breakfast.

This particular marmalade is one of my top two or three favorite preserves/jams in existence. It has an incredible bitter orange flavor that I love above all other marmalade. It tastes exactly like Puerto Rican dulce de naranja, one of my favorite traditional Puerto Rican sweets. I wonder if Seville oranges are the common ingredient. If you are Puerto Rican, take it from this Americano - you've got to try this marmalade. Or if you know a Puerto Rican whom you would like to surprise with a special gift, make it this one.

As Amazon will not allow myself to review each of the Tiptree Marmalades, Preserves and Curds that I've purchased, tasted and eaten SEPARATELY, I am here-in reviewing all of them.Tiptree Orange Marmalade Medium cut: This is pretty much a typical good English Orange Marmalade, it is dark in color with a dominating burnt orange (over cooked) taste. It has a good sugar/acid balance and a noticeable bitter finish. Also, it contains medium chunks of candied rind. I guess I like this and Keiller - the best of all the English Orange Marmalades that I've tasted. However, I'm certainly not a huge fan of English Marmalades; I would much prefer more orange flavor and much less over cooked flavors and candied rind. Accordingly, a generous **** four (4) stars.Tiptree Tawny Orange Full Cut: much the same as the medium cut, a bit darker with a bit more over cooked burnt orange and a bit more bitter with a very few pieces of large- thick cut candied rind as well as some medium cut pieces, but overall less fruit pieces in the marmalade. Same good acid/sugar balance. Same positives (few) same negatives (more). *** three (3) stars.Tiptree Crystal Orange Fine Cut: Much lighter in color, very little burnt orange flavor and very, very little orange flavor. This is more of a sweet flavorless jelly. It begs the question: Why bother? ** Two (2) stars.Tiptree Sweet Tip Raspberry Preserves: Good raspberry flavors with fairly good sugar/acid balance (just a bit too sweet). I enjoyed this preserve up to the last quarter of the jar where the raspberry flavor seemed to disappear? I've just opened a second jar - to see if the flavor again "disappears" over time (about a week)? Edit (01-25-20) the second jar disappoints, after opening and aerating for two days there offers little raspberry flavor and lots more - sugar. This is about the same as Smucker's Red Raspberry jam, just much more expensive. Now, a very generous *** three (3) stars.Tiptree Wild Blueberry Preserve: No blueberry flavors here! Perhaps, some thin fruit flavor, mainly a sweet unpleasant taste. Tasting this is NOT a positive experience. There were whole blueberries in the "preserve". Just no blueberry taste? I tasted this twice two days apart. The very nearly full jar now rests in the garbage. AVOID THIS PRODUCT. * ONE (1) STAR. because Amazon does not allow 0 stars.Tiptree Lemon Curd: This is a lemon curd, it's just not a real good one. It is thin, but not very thin. It has good lemon flavors and good acidity, perhaps a bit too much acidity? Perhaps it's lacking in sweetness? It's just a bit of a miss. *** three (3) generous stars.Note: Like all marmalade, jams preserves you must remove (use/eat) a couple of tablespoons and then work the resulting surface down to 2" +/- of the product with a fork or knife to allow the product to "breath", otherwise it's taste profile will be very tight with very little fruit and very strong bitter components. After a couple of days of breathing you will have good tasting (maybe?) marmalade/jams/preserves.Conclusions: English marmalade is English marmalade. To myself, it is generally OK, but almost never very good. Additionally, Tiptree products are grossly overrated and overpriced. The best breakfast sweet spread that I have ever tasted is Smuckers Boysenberry Jam, it currently sells for $3.28 for an 18 oz jar (available from the big "W" in the sky). Yes all other Smucker's products are overly sweet, but not the Boysenberry Jam. It has a perfect sweetness/acidity balance presenting clean, clear boysenberry flavors. Delicious!

Delicious. But lemon rind was a bit tough to chew