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Least familiar names in this guide

Which profile names does the guide rate least familiar among these eight?

Editorial guide ratings

  • The 1–5 dot scale is relative editorial orientation for browsing these eight profiles against one another.
  • It is not culinary consensus, a lab measurement, or a source-backed cultivar fact.
  • Cited evidence is kept separate, and its source, scope, and date govern it.
  • No result here proves suitability, availability, health, or storage outcome.

How guide ratings work

How these three were ordered

Rule: Every profile, ordered by editorial rarity (obscurity within this guide) from highest to lowest, then by editorial aroma from highest to lowest, ties broken by display name from A to Z.

Ordered by
rarity (within-guide obscurity), then aroma, then display name from A to Z
Scope
All eight profiles, with no use-tag requirement.

The rule is applied to the editorial guide ratings, so this ordering is editorial orientation for browsing, not a finding about how any apple performs or where to buy it.

The three starting points

  1. Position 1 of 3 in this ordering

    Arkansas Black

    Ordered on

    • FirstRarity (within-guide obscurity)5 of 5
    • ThenAroma4 of 5

    Editorial guide ordering: within-guide obscurity 5 then aroma 4, among all eight profiles.

    Sweetness
    2 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Tartness
    4 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Crispness
    5 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Aroma (ordered field)
    4 of 5, editorial guide rating

    Editorial guide, relative 1–5. Bold labels are ordered fields.

    Editorial use tags:
    pie, cheese, cider
    Keeping:
    Long keeping class, relative, not a storage time
    Rarity:
    5 of 5 (obscurity within this guide, 1 most familiar; not availability)
    Read the cited profile for Arkansas Black Compare Arkansas Black

  2. Position 2 of 3 in this ordering

    Cortland

    Ordered on

    • FirstRarity (within-guide obscurity)3 of 5
    • ThenAroma3 of 5

    Editorial guide ordering: within-guide obscurity 3 then aroma 3, among all eight profiles.

    Sweetness
    3 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Tartness
    4 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Crispness
    3 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Aroma (ordered field)
    3 of 5, editorial guide rating

    Editorial guide, relative 1–5. Bold labels are ordered fields.

    Editorial use tags:
    fresh, lunch, pie, cider
    Keeping:
    Medium keeping class, relative, not a storage time
    Rarity:
    3 of 5 (obscurity within this guide, 1 most familiar; not availability)
    Read the cited profile for Cortland Compare Cortland

  3. Position 3 of 3 in this ordering

    McIntosh

    Ordered on

    • FirstRarity (within-guide obscurity)2 of 5
    • ThenAroma3 of 5

    Editorial guide ordering: within-guide obscurity 2 then aroma 3, among all eight profiles.

    Sweetness
    3 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Tartness
    4 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Crispness
    1 of 5, editorial guide rating
    Aroma (ordered field)
    3 of 5, editorial guide rating

    Editorial guide, relative 1–5. Bold labels are ordered fields.

    Editorial use tags:
    fresh, kids, cider
    Keeping:
    Short keeping class, relative, not a storage time
    Rarity:
    2 of 5 (obscurity within this guide, 1 most familiar; not availability)
    Read the cited profile for McIntosh Compare McIntosh