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| - One of my mentors suggested that I try this place - in particular, the Zanzibar chocolate ice cream. I was expecting to order myself one of those with a waffle cone, and then I see that they had an ice cream flight. Good god, that's a fat boy's nightmare -and I went for it, of course.
I was then asked for collateral for the tray that the ice cream came in - a paddle type device with 4 wells for ice cream. Small price to pay... sure.
Got 4 flavors - the Zanzibar chocolate, the vanilla, the bourbon pecan pie, and the salted caramel. The chocolate was smooth and rich.. very chocolatey. Good sign. Then comes the vanilla - the acid test of ice cream... again, smooth and creamy, without that insecticide flavor from too much vanilla. The only complaint is a couple of slivers of ice crystal - but most of that ice cream was consistently smooth.
Then come the bourbon pecan pie and salted caramel. The stronger flavors in both of them (bourbon and salted caramel) were noticeable but not overwhelming. The accenting ingredients (pecan in the bourbon pecan pie, chocolate chips in the salted caramel) gave a nice balance.
Basic, non-hipster flavors of ice cream done well. Excellent job. I'll be back again when I'm back in Madison.
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