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See
<http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-s-beloved-honeycrisp-comes-under-fire/340356951/>

and
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/dining/beyond-the-honeycrisp-apple.html>

My impression as an eater is that the location of growing and the time 
of picking make a difference.
One batch had a very nice slightly spicy flavour; usually the flavour 
is pleasant but the texture is the main attraction. The texture though 
seems to me slightly inferior to Macoun.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario