Braeburns are great when in peak season — juicy, crisp, not at all pappy — but in the UK at least they’re highly desirable (edit: I mean they’re a staple, not that people really crave them) and therefore grown or imported year round, despite the fact that for 10 months of the year they’re mealy, bland spheres of disappointment.
So is it just me or are Jazz apples just the mealiest of apples? We get them at our office, and I've tried them multiple times figuring maybe the previous time we just got a bad batch, but every single time it's like taking a bite out of a bag of flour.
Ate a Jazz this morning and it wasn't at all mealy. Office fruit is often terrible, though - you get the oldest and dodgiest leftovers that no consumer would buy for themselves.