I’m not usually suckered in by looks but since they weren’t bad the first time I decided it wouldn’t hurt to give them another try, and for once the taste matched the appearance. However, a few weeks ago a new shipment came in that despite the same sticker looks like a completely different apple – these are the enormous, glowing red beauties others have mentioned, rather than the normal sized, slightly redder than average ones from before. As per my previous comment, the ones I tried a few months back were decent apples but nothing outstanding. Had an interesting experience with the Cosmic Crisp recently. TOTAL SCORE: 72 –> 76 (Mediocre –> Pretty Good). +2 Taste, +1 Availability, +1 Density, +1 Skin.
#COSMIC CRISP APPLE TASTE UPDATE#
UPDATE 2022: This apple has improved in taste and availability as the crops mature. And as for that drop-dead gorgeous exterior? The debt is paid for such beauty with a thicker than expected skin that lingers like the disappointment of apple fans everywhere. With an above-average crunch, but below-average sweetness, this apple screams mediocrity. The result? A beautiful-looking apple worthy of a Wes Anderson prop that could not live up to the lofty expectations set before it. And just like those grating songs you can’t get out of your head, the scales have been tipped in favor of the Cosmic Crisp via a hype machine boasting a $10 million initial investment. It has been taste-tested, focus-grouped, cross-bred, and genetically engineered to become a marketable fruit darling akin to a teenage pop star singing songs written by a computer. And the word “manufactured” is all but too accurate as the Cosmic Crisp has been in development for decades. Nay, it may be the most extraordinary apple our capitalist society has ever manufactured. However, the Cosmic Crisp is no ordinary apple. And for an ordinary apple, such a tepid review would be perfectly acceptable.
The Cosmic Crisp Apple is not a bad apple.
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