has honeycrisp ruined you for all other apples

Honey Crisp is one of the better widely-available apples, but a bit big, sugary, wet, and, as said above, engineered-feeling. Imo, the best cultivars for eating include the Mcintosh, Paula Red, Cortland, Macoun, Stayman-Winesap (what Red Delicious should taste like), Golden Russet, and York, while the best for pie-making are tarter green apples like the Rhode Island Greening and Newtown Pippin. These are all American, and primarily Northeastern.

Stayman-Winesap

I forgot about these, they're sooo good.

Pinata is my jam this week.

Fujis for all time. Whole Foods checkout lady asked if my apple was a Fuji or Honeycrisp and I thought of this thread.
But actually now I'm intrigued to try all these honeycrisps.

eating a dope fuji right now, dense crisp flavorfull a bit tart, they were out of honeycrisp

I finally had a honeycrisp this week. One expects the teeth to sink in palate deep, and then some resistance, but they glide right through a honeycrisp. Flavor was a bit less notable.

Wish I still lived in Madison, WI. There was a family orchard stand at the Saturday farmer's market proferring obscure Japanese cultivars that were amazing. I can't remember their names, but oh god were they good.

Nutrition nazi aside: Dr. Greger at nutritionfacts has some videos about apples. This one ranks apple cultivars for phenolic content:

http://youtu.be/rEYKcLh0qPQ

Honeycrisp does suprisingly well, placing third among commercial varieties tested (after winner Idared and 2nd place Red Delicious).

Bought a small tasting selection from my local trendy grocers. Pink Lady: a new one to me, pleasingly crisp and fresh, basically sweet, but not overpoweringly so. I like. Russet: also crisp, skin can be a bit rough which gives a somewhat disconcerting mouthfeel, but tastewise it's not predominantly sweet or tart - it just tastes like a fuckin' apple. Quintessence of apple. Coxes: always my favourite. Crisp again - fuck a soft apple imo - and a perfect balance of sweet and tart.

One of the best things about being in the UK vs the US is being able to get proper apples really easily and cheaply. It's been all about Windsor/Cox/Russet apples this autumn so far.

"proper apples"

I think when I lived in the UK I bought Fijis.

proper apples jolly good cup o tea governor *pumps cocked arm jauntily*