Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp Ice Cream
oven-toasted streusel and a sweet-tart brambleberry jam of blackberries
and blackcurrants layered throughout vanilla ice cream
Decent Start
Looks good now right?
So, on one hand, I won't knock the quality here. It's $8 bucks a pint, but you
can tell it's not a $4 pint of something else. That said...
I'm not in love with the "sweet-tart" swirl. You get that sweetness at first,
but this mild tartness finishes each bite. I rarely dig tart things, so this
switch up is not really working for me.
In general, I love these type of flavors with a nice fruit swirl, oat-y or
graham-y component, and then just a real nice base ice cream that throws off a
little bit of a cheesecake vibe. That's all here, but then that finish kicks
in. It's not super strong, but it's there in the back of your mind going "I
think I liked that bite, but I'm not super sure.... it wasn't bad, but I don't
know if it's good-good".
No, I can't really describe the swirl better than that. Definitely not a
typically berry type swirl. The struesel bits are respectable, but a larger
bit poked me in the gums, so one demerit for that.
To recap, well made flavor, but not necessarily for everyone. I stopped eating
a few minutes ago now and there is still a weirdness on my tongue. It's not a
fakeness, but a bit to earthy for my personal liking.
If you've had this one, let me know what you think.
On Second Scoop: I never fell in love with this one, but it did slowly grow on me more to the pint that I was a smidge sad when it was finished. That said, this could be one of those flavors that varies a bit from pint to pint. Maybe this one was good but other pints are great. Well, it's a possibility at least! It's certainly good enough to make me want to try even more of Jeni's flavors (especially if I can ever get my bottom back to Wegman's anytime soon).
Verdict? good not great
Buy Again? maybe!
Verdict? good not great
Buy Again? maybe!
4 comments:
I haven't had a Jeni's that I hated. But it's strange that I like flavors that I thought I'd hate (the banana/bourbon/caramel) and aren't crazy about the ones I thought I'd love (gingerbread/whiskey). Which means, I'd recommend trying ALL of her flavors, if you have the chance. A few may surprise you.
Hey!
I'm only hitting Wegman's right now and there selection varies and is fairly limited - they only had 5 flavors on Sunday. I'm definitely not opposed to trying more, but it will take time :)
@ibagoalie you refer to jeni's as a her-- does one woman concoct all the flavors or is it just creative pronoun-ing, ala calling a seafaring vessel "she?"
Jeni is totally a person! https://jenis.com/about/about-jeni/
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