A medium-size apple, the Golden Russet's skin varies from grey-green to a golden bronze, with a russet color near the stem. The fine-grained, yellowish flesh is crisp with an exceptionally sugary juice, with hints of berries, honey and ginger.
Store apple in thier paper bag in the refrigerator.
I have a lot of favorite apples from FTY, but this is my new favorite. So crisp, w a terrific tang but plenty of juicy sweetness. I haven't cooked w it yet but imagine that it would behave much like a Granny Smith.
tangy, somewhat like an asian pear, and fresh and crisp. I couldn't belive this was not fresh off the tree. Delightful...took me straight back to the lovely Champlain orchards.
Really a wonderful apple: both sweet and tart with a complex flavor. Since it's a dense-fleshed apple I find it much more satisfying to slice off thin sections with a knife instead of biting into it.
Bill and Andrea at Champlain Orchards are committed to ecological practices and are Eco-Apple certified. Due to the challenges of our Northeast climate, organic certification of apples is incredibly difficult. Their apples are never sprayed; only in the flowering stage are the trees treated using Integrated Pest Management to cut down on the risk of scab. No chemical pesticides are used on the orchards.