Haagen-Dazs Rum Raisin
Haagen-Dazs flavor descriptions are always so .... precious. Take that for Rum Raisin:
For our rum raisin ice cream, we soak plump raisins in rum and add pure, sweet cream for a rich, flavorful experience with just the right hint of warmth.
I think of Rum Raisin as a somewhat old-fashioned ice cream flavor, but it approximately five seconds of googling, I couldn't find any evidence to back up that perception. Give me a shout if you know anything about the history of Rum Raisin ice cream!
The sweet cream base was phenomenal. I honestly might rate the base alone 🍦🍦🍦🍦/4. It had the perfect balance of sweetness and dairy richness. Alas, this was not just a sweet cream ice cream. As a Rum Raisin ice cream it just didn't have enough going on. The general idea of rum raisin is that the rum from the rum-soaked raisins soaks into the base, giving every bite a smack of rum. How many times can you say rum in one sentence? The raisins themselves were as plump and juicy as suggested by the description and had a decent rum flavor, but it didn't seep into the base at all, and there weren't enough raisins to counter this.
I'll rate this 🍦🍦/4. With a lower-quality base it would probably only get 1.5 cones, but the great base bumps it up. This needed something to give it more flavor; either a rum swirl or waaaaay more raisins.
For our rum raisin ice cream, we soak plump raisins in rum and add pure, sweet cream for a rich, flavorful experience with just the right hint of warmth.
I think of Rum Raisin as a somewhat old-fashioned ice cream flavor, but it approximately five seconds of googling, I couldn't find any evidence to back up that perception. Give me a shout if you know anything about the history of Rum Raisin ice cream!
The sweet cream base was phenomenal. I honestly might rate the base alone 🍦🍦🍦🍦/4. It had the perfect balance of sweetness and dairy richness. Alas, this was not just a sweet cream ice cream. As a Rum Raisin ice cream it just didn't have enough going on. The general idea of rum raisin is that the rum from the rum-soaked raisins soaks into the base, giving every bite a smack of rum. How many times can you say rum in one sentence? The raisins themselves were as plump and juicy as suggested by the description and had a decent rum flavor, but it didn't seep into the base at all, and there weren't enough raisins to counter this.
I'll rate this 🍦🍦/4. With a lower-quality base it would probably only get 1.5 cones, but the great base bumps it up. This needed something to give it more flavor; either a rum swirl or waaaaay more raisins.
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