I miss so many of the heirloom varieties. I remember as a child being able to get several different types from my grandfathers apple tree (grafted). I'm not even sure I could locate the same varieties anymore. Which is really said given I come from Tasmania, which is known as the apple isle.
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Your best bet is to grow them yourself or find someone with a backyard tree. We are fortunate to have some good farmers market, but even those have few varieties. Try to find someone with a few trees and show up with a box around harvest time. :)
Local farmers market is great, but even they miss out on some of the truly wonderful apples. I would say that the 'lady in the snow' (I think that was the name) variety is the flavour that I remember the most, so delicate.