"It's that time of year again, folks - time to bundle up, hunker down with a scary movie (or faux-scary, if frights aren't your thing), and bask in all the cozy glory of the -ber months. And, as is customary anytime a new season rolls around, ice cream behemoth Salt & Straw has a set of flavors to match the festivities. I always love sampling the chain's limited-time offerings; its recent Apple series was one of my favorites to date."
"First up was Essence of Ghost, a returning Halloween pint that I hadn't tried in past years. I didn't know what to expect, but it certainly wasn't what I got, and I don't mean that as a bad thing. I could easily get through an entire pint without forming a definitive opinion of the ice cream, but as I ate it, I got a spooky sensation of walking through a graveyard. Can't exactly say I've had that experience with ice cream before."
"I have to say, the chain covers the full range of fall moods in its lineup. If you expected (as I did) that this would be a cookies-and-cream flavored pint due to its color scheme, you'd be woefully wrong. Rather, the black ice cream is a decadent combination of chocolate and licorice flavors, while the white is a vanilla-scotch sherbet. Suffice it to say, there's a lot going on here -"
Salt & Straw released a Halloween lineup that spans spooky, cozy, and fun fall moods. The lineup mixes returning and new pints and aims for varied consumer appeal. None of the flavors were actively disliked, and each flavor may attract a specific type of fan. Essence of Ghost pairs black chocolate-licorice ice cream with white vanilla-scotch sherbet, producing an unusual, graveyard-like sensation for some tasters. Prior seasonal offerings included a well-liked Apple series and a less-favored Farmers Market series. Some recommendations reflect firsthand impressions and promotional materials provided by the manufacturer.
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