I immediately went to look up the Cosmic Crisp, which was a research endeavor from Washington State University. It is an excellent apple for eating. I'm at a loss to understand these rankings, as the reviewer claims that the Cosmic Crisp has a thin skin and less-than-average flavor. This is completely the opposite of my experience - the Cosmic blows away every other eating apple on the market, including the Gala. It stays crisp, has a firm but not chewy skin (I'm looking at you, Red Delicious, or whatever they heck they did to you), and while not over-the-top sugary it is certainly a sweet treat. #GoCougs.
Where do you live? The Cosmic Crisps that make it here to New York (almost certainly out of season), end up having not much flavor. They're still edible though (waaaaaay better than garbage like red delicious), one great thing about the Cosmic Crisp is that they actually store well.
Eastern Washington - so it’s very local crop. As you well know, you have lots of Apple production in New York and if I were there, I’d presumably look for local varieties too. Good to know they don’t ship well, appreciate the insight
