There are hundreds of apple varieties split into three categories cider, culinary, and dessert. Hard cider makers use a mix of cider apples to create unique flavor. Below is a list of cider apples and description of the most popular varieties.
Cider Apples
| Arkansas Black
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Very hard, crisp, stores well, aromatic flavor |
| Goldrush
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Tart, winey, clean effervescent taste, long storage life, gets sweeter with age |
| Grimes Golden
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Crisp, tender, spicy sweet flavor |
| Harrison
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Course, dry, high colored cider |
| Roxbury Russet
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Course, sweet, keeps well |
| Winesap
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Sweet, crisp, aromatic, vinous flavor |
| Albemarle Pippin
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crisp, juicy, firm, distinctive taste, excellent keeping quality |
| Northern Spy
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very juicy, crisp, tender, sweet, rich, aromatic subacid flavor |
| Virginia Crab
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fibrous, astringent, separates from juice well |
| Baldwin
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Crisp, course, juicy, spicy character |
