No cider pressing party this year, so no apple taste test, but on a smaller scale we did have a taste test of apples baked into apple crisps. Only my wife and I participated. Toppings were all the same for three single variety crisps. Apples themselves were not mixed with sugar or spices.
Northern Spy got top marks from us both for full flavor and excellent texture, with the slices holding their shape.
Tompkins King next. Sweeter, but not as full flavor. Had a softer texture than Spy, but not mushy, so quite good.
Neither my wife nor I especially cared for Bramley’s Seedling. Flavor tangy, but pleasant enough, although not remarkable. Texture was mushy like that of apple sauce – I guess the Brits like it that way, but we weren’t fans.