No need for war. This list is objective, so it can't apply the standard canadian handicap, as is traditional for most ranking lists.

We demand that our handicap be applied at all times.

I've only once had a good McIntosh. I must have nailed the exact day you want to have one, it was crisp and beautiful. Every other one I have ever had was a mealy let down, even when cold.

I've never had a McIntosh that wasn't grainy and bland. Where do you find good tasting ones?

At an orchard, or in the months of September and October.

McIntosh are very difficult to keep properly, with age they will become mealy and bland. Same with many of its descendants, like Cortland.

If you get to them within two weeks of being picked, they're delicious.

picked right off the tree!