Laura Helmuth, writing for Scientific American, explains that Apple experts divide time into “before Honeycrisp” and “after Honeycrisp.”

Honeycrisp inspired consumer demand for excellent tasting apples, and that changed the apple market. “It wasn’t that consumers wanted Red Delicious” back in the day, Bedford says. “They just didn’t have any choice.”

I have not had a Red Delicious in years. I pretty much only eat Honeycrisp now.