More From Bassetts : an Ice Cream and a Sorbet

[By Nick] I know you guys are wondering what flavor of ice cream I got instead of Bassett's Vanilla in my free shipment (first two reviews here). Well, technically I didn’t get an ice cream. Don’t ask me how, but Bassett's managed to sneak a pint of their Lemon Sorbet into the container. Having such a good experience with G.S. Gelato’s sorbetto, I was in no means disappointed in seeing this slip up.

Bassett's Lemon Sorbet

World Famous Bassett's Ice Cream joins the blog!

[By Nick] Not too long ago, I was watching the Food Network and the show that was on was featuring Bassett’s Ice Cream. Like any ice cream fanatic, I went to my computer to find more information on the company. Bassett’s is supposedly the oldest ice cream company in the country being founded 1861. Let’s just take a second to think about that. This ice cream company started the first year Abraham Lincoln was our president. That’s just incredible and they’re still run by the same family who started it. That’s five generations of ice cream lovers; if that’s not dedication, I don’t know what is.

Bassett’s is a fixture of the Reading Terminal Market in Philly but can be found elsewhere on the east coast. Unfortunately I’m not in those select markets, so I emailed the kind folks over at Bassett’s and they decided to send me over some free samples to try.