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origins: Médaille d’Or crossed with Foxwhelp . Developed in Herfordshire in 1927 by Edward Ball who was pomologiest for Bulmer's cidery/nursery in Herefordshire.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse grained. Juicy, sweet. Moderately flavourful.
summary: A bittersweet French cider apple, it produces a traditional, richly amber and bitter must. It's one of the earlier varieties for cider making.
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summary: A highly-rated cider apple that produces well with fragrant fruit; from the Normandy region of France.
origins: Normandie (France)///Comme son nom l’indique,elle serait originaire du Nord de l’Espagne
characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp. Juicy with high sugar content and considerable acidity.
summary: Originating in the northeastern U.S.A., this dark-skinned heritage apple is still grown and appreciated more than two centuries after it was found.
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characteristics: The flesh is white tending slightly to yellowish. Firm and very juicy. Sweet with a mild bitter flavour. Aromatic with notes of ripe banana. High juice yield, ...
summary: A cider apple that originated two centuries ago, it is an essential ingredient for making a quality Newark-style North American cider.
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summary: A British bitter-sharp cider apple, rated as a vintage variety which can be used to make a single varietal cider.
origins: Originaire de Saint Pierre?de?Plesguen (35) et cultivé dans les arrondissements de St Malo (35) et Dinan
origins: Nord du canton d’Evran (22) et les deux cantons de Dinan
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Sweet, bitter and dry with banana flavours.
summary: A favoured cider apple, medium to full sharp, low tannins. Highly regarded as a cooking apple as well.
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summary: Intended as a cider apple and not generally favoured for other uses.
origins: Originaire de la Mayenne mais très bien implanté et depuis fort longtemps dans le Nord?Est de l’Ille et Vilaine.
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characteristics: The flesh is pale yellow, tender. Juicy and sweet, aromatic.
origins: Tout le Nord du Bassin de Rennes (35) jusqu’à Tint niac (35)
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characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured and soft. High sugar content.
summary: Classed as a vintage Swiss cider apple, though often also used for pies and sauces. It originated just south of Lake of Constance in the mid 1800s.
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summary: This flavourful, russet apple with its anise flavour emerged in the 1500s continues to be appreciated to this day as a dessert apple as well as for making ...
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