Michigan Apples Gift Box

An hour north of downtown Detroit sits the small town of Almont. The scenery of Michigan can change very abruptly sometimes and even though it's only forty minutes away from our largest city, Almont feels like it's a world away from the hustle and bustle of the motor city. On the outskirts of Almont, you'll find Brookwood Fruit Farm, a third generation fruit growers and the source of these delicious and very specific apples. Will Bristol, the current steward of the farm, has helped us select three varieties we think will impress the apple lover in your life. Who knew there were so many apples to love?

Our colorful, cartooned gift box includes 14 apples:

• 6 Snow apples: grown in the eastern US and Canada since around 1700, where they're known by the name Fameuse—but in orchards around Detroit they go by the moniker "Snow." They're small in size but big in aroma and flavor. Story has it they were a favorite of Robert Frost, who grew them in his own apple orchard.
• 4 Shizuka apples: Developed in Japan in the late 20th century as a cross of Golden Delicious and Indo, which happens to also be the parentage for the somewhat more familiar Mutsu apple. Compared to a Mutsu, they are sweeter and ripen earlier. They can keep for many months when stored in the fridge.
• 4 Jonaprince apples: A surprise find among a grove of Jonagold trees in an orchard in the Netherlands in the late 20th century, this red skinned apple has a sweet-tart, honeyed flavor that lingers for a long time. Stored in the fridge, they'll keep til mid-winter, and get sweeter as they age.