Apple cider, apple pie, even apple picking or apple bobbing are popular activities that storm the fall months. This review is mostly for the pure taste of the apple variety, but I will note each one’s best use and if it is good in doing that as well. Red Delicious – Entirely UselessLet me put it plainly–I have never met someone who said “Red Delicious apples are so good!” This is because they are not. Cosmic Crisp – Our Pride and JoyIt would not be a complete list without WSU’s very own apple variety, Cosmic Crisp. There is nothing more to say about what will reign as the best apple variety for decades to come.