G.S. Gelato Sea Salt Caramel Review

[By Nick] Last up from G.S. Gelato is their Sea Salt Caramel Gelato. After my previous experiences with Sea Salt Caramel flavors, my expectations for this one are very high. G.S. has yet to let me down when it comes to delivering the flavor so here’s hoping that streak continues. Once again, I just want to remind you that the G.S. line of gelato is only a base, though after my Tiramisu review I did get an email from G.S. saying they liked the idea of adding mix-ins to their branded line so be on the lookout for those products in the future. As of now though, there won’t be any mix-ins or swirls of caramel, just a straight up base of Sea
Salt Caramel flavored gelato.

Easily the most terrible part about these products has to be the wait for the gelato to temper. 15 minutes doesn’t sound like a long time but when you’re hungry and craving some sea salt caramel it seems like an eternity. If you can’t tell, I’m typing this as I wait for it to temper. So yeah, nice weather we’re having right? Sorry to cut this conversation short, 15 minutes have elapsed and it’s time for me to open up this pint.

G.S. Blood Orange Sorbetto Review

[By Nick] Okay time for a review of another sorbetto from G.S. Gelato! We’ll be looking at their Blood Orange variety. After my revelation worthy experience with the mango pint, this one has a lot to live up to. Now I’ve talked about how I really enjoy blood oranges in my Kefir review but that one didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Hopefully this one with be more authentic and less like orange juice.

After waiting the recommended 10 minutes, I was more than eager to remove the lid and dig in.

G.S. Tuscan Tiramisu Gelato Review

[By Nick] After seeing how well G.S. Gelato does sorbetto, I was more than excited to try out one of their gelato flavors. I mean come on; gelato is in their name so it has to be amazing at it as well. I've got two choices, but since I’m in more of a coffee mood, I decided to go with their Tuscan Tiramisu.

Being Italian, it shames me to say that my experience with tiramisu is limited. I have had it a few times and really liked it but I’m not sure why I haven’t actually had it all that much. I guess the opportunities have just been few and far between. Thankfully G.S. has me covered by turning the classic dessert into a gelato. One thing to note before we go any further is that G.S. does not use any mix-ins in their gelato. I was informed that they do use them in their private label products but this one is just a smooth base so there will be no lady fingers or a mascarpone swirl. Okay with that out of the way, let's open up this pint.

G.S. Mango Sorbetto Review

[By Nick] Writing for On Second Scoop does have its perks. One of those being that I’m able to try brands I never would’ve had the opportunity otherwise. G.S. Gelato is one of those companies. Out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, G.S. was only on my radar because I saw a couple of their products on Ice Cream Source awhile back. G.S. is actually a newcomer on the frozen dessert scene when they opened up shop in early 1996. It was started by a couple who moved to Florida from Italy and was determined to bring authentic Italian gelato to America. G.S. offers their products in all different forms. From offering retail products to being able to open up your own Gelataria, they are there for whatever you need. After some pleasant emails with the fine folks at G.S. Gelato, they sent over two free pints of their gelato as well as two free pints of their sorbetto. Seeing as we don’t cover sorbetto all that often, I decided we’ll start there with their Mango Sorbetto.

A quick refresher course in sorbetto: first of all from my extensive research sorbetto = sorbet. I’m going to keep typing sorbetto though because it makes me feel fancy. In a nutshell though, sorbetto is just a frozen dessert made from sweetened water flavored with fruit. Unlike ice cream which uses dairy products and has air whipped into it, sorbetto has neither of those two elements. Okay, that’s your crash course in sorbetto, if you want to learn more go ask google or something.

Now if using the word sorbetto makes me feel fancy, the container only adds to the fancy factor. It just looks elegant with its wavy ruby red coloring. They add in a yellow stripe that works perfectly with the color of the sliced mangos on the package. Props on use of color contrasting G.S., other companies need to make their products more eye-catching.