Tasting The Worlds Best Flavored Apples

What are the world's tastiest apples? Everyone has their opinion and today I will share some of the most amazingly flavored apples.
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[@moniquedoherty8831]

In Australia we rented a house that had a small young tree. It grew lots of stunning apples. The skin was ruby red and the flesh was pure bright white. We asked a grower what he thought it may be. She said it sounded like a snow apple. (Pomme de neige or fameuse) One of the best apples I have ever tasted

[@myronalcock4716]

Been finding Pink Lady apples more regularly, great change-up from the standard fare (granny smith, golden delicious, red starkings).

[@hvp6218]

Honeycrisp and Pink Lady are my faves

[@saristaa1]

*Try Jazz or Rocket Apples*

[@plumbthumbs9584]

This was fun, thanks! I found two new apples in my area this fall, Wild Twist and Cosmic Crisp. Both are fantastic for eating and baking. Ho-ray for apple renaissance!

[@HealthAndHomestead]

@@plumbthumbs9584 I am with you on this renewed interest in apple varieties. It is great that stores are having more varieties than yesteryear.

[@kirkdillon1733]

My 4 favorites (so far), are FROSTBITE (parent to Sweet 16 and Keepsake, grandparent to Honeycrisp), SWEET 16 (Spy + Frostbite), CANADIAN STRAWBERRY (My absolute favorite flavor), OPALESCENT (very unique flavor and "glowing red" color),

[@ericaquin-easter8971]

Frostbite is one of my favorites also! But when I taste tested local apples with friends, one friend made a face and said, "IT TASTES LIKE SOIL!" Favorite part of the video was "mileage and tastes may vary."

[@salemthorup9536]

I have only ever been able to try it and find it one year at a local Winco grocery store, but the best apple I've eaten was a Green Dragon apple. I would love to try all of these.

[@katiepuckett573]

Colvis Spice is my favorite apple. It is a sport found growing on a branch of a Golden Delicious tree. The fruit is russet and has vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon flavors. I discovered it at a fruit club Fall tasting show las year. I was able to get a 2yr grafted (on dwarf root stock) bare root last Spring. It has about 12 apples on it now (end of October). I can't wait to taste them. I am hoping to get some Golden Russet scion to graft in the Spring.

[@bebop54]

they sound fab'... good luck with the grow..

[@HealthAndHomestead]

@@katiepuckett573 I ordered a Clovis spice apple tree but will not get it till next spring. It will be years before I get to try it. Unless I find a farm that grows them first. Looking forward to it. Blessings.

[@KimSmith-b9v]

It has been said that 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is the world's most loved apple. It has been called "the best of table fruits" and "the noblest of winter varieties" by Swedish pomologists. 'Cox's Orange Pippin' reaches its full development in December. Being able to enjoy the fruit's characteristic scent and unforgettable taste at Christmas time is reason enough to grow this wonderful, albeit somewhat difficult variety.

[@noniesummers3993]

❤Arkansas Black Spur ❤

[@PatriciaBates-z7l]

The Rubinette!!! Is my absolute favorite! Ten years ago I went to an orchard and discovered them, and fortunately they are the owner's favorite as well. One year I was too late getting them as tour buses had come and cleared them out. I was devastated. Now I mark my calendar for September 1st and check with the orchard.

[@larrylewis3573]

Dear Sir, Thank you for this programme on the best-tasting apples. I love this sort of programme, especially hearing about apples I am unfamiliar with. In south-western Ontario, about 40 years ago, one was able to buy Cox’s Orange Pippins. But, they didn’t sell because they didn’t look good to the average buyer. If one bit into one, one became an instant convert. The last place where they were available, the orchardist said they didn’t grow well in his part of Ontario. Occasionally, I go to a large farmers market, which, back in the 1980s and 1990s, had a wide variety of apples. Such is not the case now. The number of varieties is quite limited. If one comes across an old continuing orchard, one might be fortunate enough to get some of the old varieties. Thank you for your very informative programme. I really enjoyed it. Sincerely, Larry Clarence Lewis London, Ontario, Canada.

[@ithacacomments4811]

Gala !!!

[@SongWolf27]

Russets and Cortlands are my favorites

[@KimSmith-b9v]

In Sweden we had the best apple in my childhood garden. The apples were firm, juicy, sweet but little sour. Absolutely a marvelous apple. Don't know it's name. I have big regrets that I did not make several more trees from it.

[@abc_cba]

I just find the green 🍏 granny smith apples to be best! Maybe, its a preference.

[@Maddy_might]

I loved this video. I'm going to try to find a couple of those to grow.

[@davidminer7233]

I'm an Aussie. I worked as permant hand on a New Zealand orchard for a number of years where there were about 14 different varieties of apple grown. Years later, some varieties have been pulled out & replaced - eg the Cox's Orange Pippin has gone from the shops, replaced by "Jazz". Another not seen these days is Gravenstein. I always hated the sour pie apples whose name I think was Weinstein. We grew pears & plums as well ,& the fruit had to go through the Apple & Pear marketing board because NZ strictly controlled farmer's lives. Fortunately times have changed but the fruit growers still have to be especially efficient to survive. New products like Golden Kiwifruit have seen exports flourish, so diversity should be the name of the game. I choose Golden Delicious as my favourite apple, even though they bruise so easily.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Those golden kiwi are fantastic. Blessings.

[@brt5273]

I love golden delicious too. Tender skin, melting flesh and so juicy☺️

[@goodmusic3679]

Agree that Ashmead, Wickson, Cox, and Rubinette are some of the very best. Might add Karmijn de Sonnaville, which is a Cox seedling. Kidd's Orange Red also solid also. And Sandow, a great Spy seedling from Canada. Among early-season apples, I'd probably add Gravenstein to this list. My favourite for cooking is Stayman - tart but spicy.

[@t1nt0p]

You need to try a Sekai Ichi from Japan, that is the best tasting apple I've ever had, it's like apple wine and they are quite large. Second for me is Mutsu, just a beautifully sweet crisp but soft texture.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I would love to try Sekai Ichi. Maybe someday. Blessings.

[@brazil7028]

Back when I ate apples, on a strict carnivore diet now for 1.5 years, I found one of my favorites was American Cameo. Hard to find but so very good. Very crisp and firm texture, fairly thin skin so you don't end up trying to chew a huge mouthful of chewy skin, very juicy, and just the right balance between sweet and tart and as an added bonus they have a....not sure what to call it but the only thing that comes to mind is a spicy back note. Wonderful apples but I could only find them occasionally.

[@NightwatchN8]

If only our apple trees would produce fruit up here in the high Colo Rockies 😎

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Hope it works out for you.

[@magicalhealerclairvoyant521]

Gravinstien apples

[@ovenbird50]

Have you ever tasted Jesse Hyatt's Hawkeye Red Delicious apple? A spontaneous cross that occurred in Hyatt's orchard in Winterset Iowa ~1880. The apples won national apple tastings and the rights to the apple were bought by Stark Brothers who bred the apple into the inedible Red Delicious (naming it Bullet Proof would have been more honest, don't you agree? Jesse Hyatt's Hawkeye is available at Wilson's Orchard near Iowa City, Iowa, and perhaps they would sell you a scion of it.

[@arkaniflamme9455]

My favorites are Belle de Boskoop, Holstein(er Cox) and Dulmener Rosenapfel. But there are a lot more to discover for me.

[@superstarcat7654]

My favorites are Roxbury Russet and Winesap. My mother had both in her garden many years ago. I was reminded of them when my local orchard accidentally put a basket of each out for sale. I made pies from them and they lasted months in the frig. Award winning pies!

[@brucetepke8150]

Winesap apples are superb and good keepers. I also notice that many more recent good tasting apples descend from the Winesap, including Goldrush and Stayman.

[@superstarcat7654]

@ The winesap my mom had were pink fleshed and dark red skin and had a red wine flavor. I tasted a basket of them recently and was brought back to my childhood. Unfortunately, I could not pry out where that tree was located other than it was an old tree and of course I cannot find the same apple tree anywhere. Wish I could find that winesap tree to buy and put in my orchard.

[@brucetepke8150]

@@superstarcat7654 Century Farm Orchards sells Winesap trees for a reasonable price.

[@bebop54]

those apples all look good ...thanks for sharin'..🍎🍎🍏🍎 try the 'firikia' apples ..small oblong sweet apples whenever ya' get the chance...

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I would love to. If I get the chance I will certainly try it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@bebop54]

@@HealthAndHomestead they are great for longterm storage also ... first encountered them in greece here in the area (an apple producing region).. they export them(along with other apples kt.) ... maybe a few fotos online .. thanks for sharin' all your vid's...interestin'🤗🌿🍎

[@JohnnyRep-u4e]

Best apples I've had were off the tree, no known (to me) type. I grew up in Germany and Belgium, and the first time we lived in Belgium there was an apple tree on the way to some horses that we would bring sugar cubes to.

[@adamholbrook2281]

I haven't had a good Honeycrisp in a long time. They seem to pick them too soon and they aren't sweet if they aren't red. Cosmic Crisp is the best apple that's widely available in my are now in SW Ohio USA

[@steveford9294]

Nice lineup of great apples, very appropriate to have golden Russet in there, I’ve only had them 2-3 times in 12 yrs every once in a while they may show up in a more diverse store or roadside stand, when they are at peak flavor it’s mind blowing good complex spicy flavor. I have 2 smaller trees no luck yet, deer ruined one of them. For one to try I have heard great things about black Oxford, it likes the far north like Maine ,New Hampshire ect. Love these types of videos, also check out skill cult, very talented breeder behind that project.

[@nospam865]

I miss the Orin apples from northern Japan. They are more yellow like a golden delicious, store well, and have a sweet, juicy flavor similar to Fuji

[@HealthAndHomestead]

@@nospam865 I have never had Orin. Maybe someday.

[@NelsonZAPTM]

I found an orchard that was having the trees ripped out. Took some cuttings and managed to grow four Orin. Fantastic apple, best eaten straight off the tree!

[@e.l.1303]

Would have been nice to list the featured apples in the video description.

[@NoOne-ki3bm]

13:47 Archer.. “Hey, phrasing”

[@thomasswainston2821]

Especially when it's just after his wife being smacked in the face 😂

[@Put-that-down]

As soon as I heard that, I thought someone’s gonna make a comment. I wish it had been me.

[@petekooshian5595]

You should definitely try the Roxbury Russet, the Gravenstein, the Rubiyat, and the Chestnut Crab Apple! I hear all of them are pretty good so I'd love to hear your thoughts

[@dartmart9263]

Did you cleanse your palate between tastes, so that the previous apple doesn’t interact with the next one? Just curious

[@ld4467]

So many different likes! My answer: depends on what you are doing with the apple! Or my mood! I use three varieties for my apple sauce: combo of a sweeter soft apple like Golden Delicious or Jonagold with a Gala or Spartan and for sure an Elstar. For apple crisp a softer apple like the Jonagold or Golden or Red Delicious. Good eating apple is Honeycrisp or Elstar.

[@jenrosejenrose7417]

I've been getting pink pearl sometimes and they're so good, like if you turned pink lemonade into an apple.

[@markj57]

Yellow transparent gets my vote. Early, sharp and a delight for about one or two days, mushy after that. but the applesauce...

[@PatriciaBates-z7l]

@markj57 - ate way too many green Yellow Transparent in my grandparent's orchard! And yes it makes the best applesauce you will ever taste! I'm in my 60's. Thanks for the memory and the mention!

[@SkillCult]

Nice review and some great apples. If you can find a scion of cherry cox, it has pretty consistent cherry flavor. I like it better here than regular cox. I've been able to pass the cherry flavor trait down to a pink fleshed seedling that I named Cherry Crush. The future is bright for cherry flavored apples. Cox and Cherry Cox both have a not geat, soft, coarse grained texture. Cox has been crossed with other apples a lot to try to get it's complex flavor, but I think it has just been mostly crossed with the wrong apples. It needs to be crossed with highly flavored apples. I use Cherry Cox as a parent instead. It is a sport of cox's orange, so pretty much the same genetics with a slight variation, maybe just epigenetic changes. i've never had a good honeycrisp out of the store. I finally tasted one off a tree of mine and it was quite good and actually had nice and complex flavor. It is the most sickly branch in my entire orchard though. I use Wickson a lot in breeding for the savory flavor. That savory, malty flavor develops late, so hang it as long as possible. They are usually picked too early. I have grown and named seedlings of it and will have more in the future. I've also sent out thousands of open pollinated and intentionally crossed Wickson seeds. So many good apples will come out of those seeds. Yours almost looks more like Crimson Gold. Occasionally they are mixed up. CG has less of that malty, savory component, but it is quite good. Small apples if anything tend to be more concentrated in flavor. Small apples like Centennial, wickson and Chestnut crab often show up on favorite apples lists. The only one that I think is commonly available in stores (not very common) is crimson gold. Golden Russet at its best is one of the best apples I've ever tasted. Everything comes together as far as harmonious complex flavors, and sugar acid balance. It was partially responsible for me becoming an apple collector and breeder. One cool thing about GR is in storage it tends to go rubbery instead of meally or soft. Here is my review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaPOfqeZnJ2phdUsi=NREKeIVNXr1f_szq Ashmeads is similar, but golden russet beats it out here in a good year. Ashmeads is a much better grower though. Very reliable, well behaved and productive. golden Russet is lanky and less consistent in bearing. I've been crossing them together and have high hopes fot he offspring. I need to find evercrisp. I collect as many apples as I can with those artificial fruit flavors. Those flavors are highly variable, sometimes storng, sometimes absent, sometimes they change from one flavor to another in some years. Climate and growing conditions are a huge factor too. I don't care much for many famous apples as grown here (including rubinette and hudson's golden gem). You just never know til you try unless someone close by is growing it. King David is worth a try anywhere. It is very flavorful, like spicy cider. for early apples, chestnut crab and williams' pirde are the best here. Not like typical summer apples at all. Williams' Pride can start as early as late July. Chestnut is more like late August into sept. Cherry Crush has become my favorite early fall apple. I'd rather eat it than cherry cox. I have plenty of scion available every year through my website skillcult.com Sweet 16 can be seriously amazing, off the charts flavor, like spicy cherry candy. It is so hit and miss here though that I don't try to grow it anymore. It is also disease resistant. Gold rush is excellent for storing and better stored for a month or more than off the tree. Like the best of golden delicious flavors, just ramped up. Ive bred some good seedlings of it that are pink fleshed, Vanilla Pink and Pink Lemonade. they don't keep well like Gold Rush. I tend to favor a lot of my seedling apples now. Maybe I'm prejudice, or maybe it is because they were bred and selected in my climate. You can read about them all here... skillcult.com/applebreeding Maybe we can do a collaboration where I send you some cool scions to graft and try out. You can contact me through my website.

[@Team5-DS]

With you having 2 maybe more possible pollinators for it (rosalee/honeycrisp) i recommend you try either lucy red rose/Lucy glo for a red fleshed apple with the red color coming from anthocyanins (anti-oxidants) they have a slight berry taste too them while adding more nutrients to an apple!

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried Lucy glo and it is the best red fleshed apple I have tried.

[@mikeymccarroll]

I'm In zone 9b any suggestions on some apples to grow down here in AZ?

[@Shakshuka69]

I think cosmic crisp are starting to lose their crisp. Pink Lady gotta be my favorite right now.

[@dlawlessloyd]

Macintosh is my favorite

[@HealthAndHomestead]

@@dlawlessloyd I do also enjoy Macintosh.

[@dlawlessloyd]

@@HealthAndHomestead such a lovely little apple 🥰

[@stampznightaway]

McIntosh was always my favorite, but I don’t have enough chill hours… I have been LOVING my Somerfeld Apple!

[@farmerdude3578]

Got a wine sap in my small orchard. Very surprised how good that apple is. But you never hear anyone mention it.

[@GudasWorld_2]

Lucy Glo is amazing. Red flesh.

[@patrickodell2555]

Gala

[@novampires223]

Only when fresh and not mushy tho..

[@rockcat5000]

Winesap. We also grew a Summer Rambo, a very sweet dessert apple. What zone do those apples grow in?

[@ke3347]

Wow, are you growing all those varieties on your property? I would grow heirloom apples but I’ve heard they’re disease prone and I don’t give enough attention to my fruit trees so they have to be resilient. My favorite is pixie crunch. I got evercrisp from our local orchard and really like that but Ludacrisp was not my fave.

[@ericaquin-easter8971]

Anyone out there adore the ginger gold as much as i do?

[@ronvosick8253]

Cortland 🍎.

[@jamesbarron1202]

I had most of those apples grafted to a very old apple tree that I had 26 varieties grafted into it. Tornado took it out this year. All my apple would rot every year before they ripened. Not sure why but plum curculio are very bad here. They devastate all my peaches. I’ve given up on apples and stone fruit. I have no problem growing pears.

[@stevehatcher7700]

Sweetango. Another honey crisp cross with something else. Crisper and juicier that the honey crisp. Juice explodes into your mouth with each bite. Has some nutty undertones along with little hints of spices like nutmeg and maybe even cinnamon. Some acidity but tends a bit sweeter than the honey crisp. Kinda new on the market.

[@XanderDDS]

would love if you put text on the screen for at least the names of the apples. cheers!

[@59kuphoff]

We are finding the Honeycrisp difficult to grow. Wondering if the Rosalee is easier to grow.

[@CampingforCool41]

Store bought honey crisp are too big and watery usually, but fresh off the tree they are really good still.

[@deancooper7043]

Red delicious and granny smith

[@marcchasanoff5787]

Empire, macoun

[@christajennings3828]

Cox's is challenging to grow unless you live in the perfect climate for it.

[@christajennings3828]

Hudson's Golden Gem and Ashmead's Kernel are favorites.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

The Hudson’s golden gem has such an unusual flavor. I really enjoy it.

[@kelsanggyaltso5126]

If we want buy some of the tree where can we find them?

[@davidminer7233]

If your local nursery can't assist, try places further afield. Perhaps a different region has trees of that variety for sale.

[@copisetic1104]

I grow Johnathan and yellow”golden”delicious”banana”. Johnathan has a flavor matrix that is very hard to find in other apples. I don’t like sweet apples.

[@salemthorup9536]

Where do we get these trees?

[@rolandpinette9946]

I like Fedco, in Maine.

[@PatriciaBates-z7l]

​@@rolandpinette9946Thank you!

[@Sparkysings2]

Where can we find these unique apples?

[@rolandpinette9946]

I like Fedco, in Maine.

[@itravisoni]

Granny Smiths are good

[@BoreasCastel]

I don't understand the appeal of apples that taste like icing sugar. I'm looking to eat food. If I wanted junk food I wouldn't look to nature for it, so why warp nature into it?

[@billbennington4444]

you dont have the best apple...the fresco wellant. big ass flavorful sweet apples.

[@billbennington4444]

wellant is way better than a rubinette

[@sonofwo1f]

@@billbennington4444I’ll have to try it out! Cosmic crisp is my favorite that I can find at the grocery store here in Texas.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I would love to try it. Thanks for the suggestion on.

[@turtletom8383]

🤔 💭. the thought of a bubblegum flavored 🍎apple🍏 is disgusting 🤢. 🤮

[@HealthAndHomestead]

@@turtletom8383 It’s fantastic.

[@MichaelofYurtBees]

Flavored? Oh, you meant best tasting. You didn't flavor the apple. Got it.

[@thanksjesus7068]

Where can I get these trees?