# Stella has an ad featuring three apples used in their... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174 "2017-05-09T01:49:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/1 "2017-05-09T01:49:15Z")
…a Mac, a Golden Delicious, and a Granny Smith. Except for the McIntosh, when are the others used in cider? I suspect they were chosen for their contrast. Harumph. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/2 "2017-05-09T02:17:03Z")
Is there a missing in the title/opening line? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/3 "2017-05-09T02:39:44Z")
Woodchuck has had a Granny Smith cider forever. Usually, though, cidering apples are not good eating apples, at least not the traditional kinds. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/4 "2017-05-09T02:41:59Z")
Un, deux, trois. It’s an arty ad. They catch their apples in their hands, given more to visual contrast than which breeds make the best cider. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/5 "2017-05-09T02:44:30Z")
Granny Smiths taste more like the the “apples” in Apple Jacks cereal. The cereal even children agreed didn’t taste like apples. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/6 "2017-05-09T02:46:49Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Un, deux, trois. It’s an arty ad. They catch their apples in their hands, given more to visual contrast than which breeds make the best cider. I haven’t seen the ad, but a blend of three apples is not unusual in cidering; you have one for the tannins ( the bitter apple), one for the sour bite (the sharps; Granny Smith could qualify or other green apples), and one sweeter one for the fruity notes. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/7 "2017-05-09T02:48:08Z")
My brother made cider using granny smiths from our tree. Extracted the juice with a Louisville Slugger. I cannot speak to the flavor, as I never got a chance to taste it (I was 9 at the time). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174/8 "2017-05-09T12:45:21Z")
We have neighbors who have an apple orchard. Cider (non-alcoholic) is one of their big sellers. They’ve told me that a part of the “secret” that makes their cider so good is determining the percentage of each variety of Apple they use each year. Rain, weather, tree age, etc all contribute to causing subtle differences in each varieties’ taste each harvest.