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Apples with the use of cider
Rousseau
summary: This is a multipurpose French heritage apple from northern France.
Roxbury Russet
1
characteristics: The flesh is pale green, coarse-grained, tender and juicy. Slightly tart, the flavour is brisk and very sweet and aromatic.
Royal Somerset
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, very tender. Juicy and sweet-tart.
Royal Wildling
1
characteristics: The flesh is white, mealy and dry, but very sweet with a strong flavour.
RS1
summary: A red-fleshed market apple developed in southern France in the early 2000s for the commercial market.
Ruban
characteristics: The flesh is white. Fine-grained. Juicy, slightly sweet-tart, aromatic and flavourful.
Sack (Ritchie)
origins: Listed by Archibald Farquharson Barron in "British Apples Illustrated" published in 1888.
Sains Richaumont
summary: A single vintage cider apple from the north of France.
Saint Cecilia
1
characteristics: The flesh is white with greenish tinges, crisp. Juicy, sweet and aromatic.
Saint Edmund’s Pippin
2
characteristics: Yellowish flesh, crisp and fine-grained. Very juicy, sweet, fragrant, with pronounced flavour of Bosc pear, nuts and vanilla.
Saint Martin
summary: Considered a vintage quality cider apple from the Calvados region of Normandy where it is one of the main ingredients in the making of the region's iconic apple ...
Saint Nicolas
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish. Firm. Aromatic.
Sally
origins: Specifically bred by Liz Copas and Ray Williams at the Long Ashton Research Station in Somerset (U.K.) to provide England's commercial cider industry with a ...
San Roqueña
summary: A sharp apple used in the making of Asturian cider. One of 22 cider varieties recognized under the Denominación de Origen Regulada for the Principality of ...
Sangre de Toro
summary: A highly esteemed cider apple from northern Spain.
Sansa
characteristics: The flesh is creamy yellow, fine grained, crisp, very sweet, with little acidity. Aromatic, spicy and fruity.
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