Apple "Domaine" Red Flesh Traditional French bittersweet apple from

Traditional French bittersweet apple from Brittany

Balanced sweetness and acidity with a touch of astringency

was originally discovered accidentally by an orchardist in Iowa in the late 1800s

Senator Joseph McCarthy was sent a box of “Northern Spy” apples by the Toronto Globe and Mail in 1953 as a response to allegations of communist spies in Canada

Apple "Domaine" Red Flesh Traditional French bittersweet apple fromDomaine French Bitter Cider Apple [Acid medium low; Sugar medium; Tannin high] Cider Phenolic, Rich, Temperate Physical Attributes: Shape: Medium, flattish round Skin: Yellow Green with red blush Flesh: Greenish, grainy, fast oxidizer Flavour: Highly phenolic aromas of rubber and asphalt, lending a bitter juice, with a strong flavour after fermentation. A preferred apple for Calvados, Ice Cider and Brandy. Neat History: 1850's Pays d'Auge, Normandy,