Cox Orange Pippin (Sold by the pound)
This is the classic English apple, it remains unsurpassed for its richness and complexity of flavor, which makes Cox's Orange Pippin so appealing. The remarkable range of subtle flavor’s - pear, melon, freshly-squeezed Florida orange juice, and mango are all evident in a good apple. Almost all other apples taste one-dimensional alongside a good Cox's Orange Pippin. Though considered a desert apple the complexity of this varieties flavor profile makes it highly attractive to cider makers. Cox is considered a variety to keep for a few weeks and is at its best when picked fully ripe straight from the tree, or within a few weeks at most. Cox's Orange Pippin should be considered by most hard cider makers due to the breadth of flavor that can be achieved in a single variety. It is unquestionably a benchmark variety against which others are measured.