Update Review, September 2021
This past summer, I didn't visit my family in New Hampshire until the very end of summer. Ice cream season was nearly over, and my mom was working the whole time I was there, which meant, just not much time to go on ice cream seeking adventures. That said, of course we snuck in our King Kone trip on the way home from the airport (which, as always, I loved), and I did make it to Ice Cream Fore U a few times (including closing day!), but somehow Dairy Twirl I only visited once. It let me down, actually, so I wasn't all that sad I never prioritized it again.
Creamsicle (Orange-Pineapple and Vanilla). Half-small. $2.
Eh.
The ice cream was decently creamy, but, not much flavor at all. The vanilla just plain, the orange pineapple quite muted.
Meh.
**+.
Other flavors sampled:- Pistachio: it was eh. Kinda medicinal flavor, not much flavor.
- Maple: nicely creamy, ok maple flavor. Not bad really.
- Banana: VERY banana flavored, not what I'd want a whole cone of, unless with choc dip?
Update Reviews, Summer 2019 and 2020
July 2019
During my annual summer visit to my hometown, my stay again fell on 4th of July, which meant the week of the Red, White, and Blue special at Dairy Twirl, meaning, the soft serve flavors of the week were strawberry and blueberry. Doh. I've had these before (review below), and I didn't care for them. I need to remember this next year when I plan my visit, July 4th is *always* those flavors ...
I did try a sample of each just in case they had changed, but, the strawberry still tasted fake and cloying, and the blueberry was just a kinda boring muted sweet.
Black Raspberry (bottom) / Vanilla (top). Half-Small.
So I went for boring basic vanilla, with a little black raspberry on the bottom just to have something a bit different. I know I never love the black raspberry, but I didn't want just vanilla, so I asked for just a little of it on bottom (rather than the layered creations they normally do).
Oh, and why no dip or sprinkles? Well, because I've realized that I don't really care for their lower end waxy sprinkles and dip, and bring my own instead. I got a cup on the side so I could dip into my own sprinkles (that I bought in NY at Milk Bar, and I think are the best sprinkles ever!).
The vanilla was fine - creamy, decent enough soft serve, but it didn't really have any flavor to it, and certainly wasn't as creamy and luxurious as the vanilla I had the day before from Big Gay Ice Cream (also in NY, I was spoiled there). This was just ... fine ice cream, not very noteworthy, not worth going out of your way for.
The black raspberry was about the same - creamy enough, kinda fruity, not bad, but, not special.
The cake cone was a bit stale tasting and standard Joy cup.
Update Review, September 2021
This past summer, I didn't visit my family in New Hampshire until the very end of summer. Ice cream season was nearly over, and my mom was working the whole time I was there, which meant, just not much time to go on ice cream seeking adventures. That said, of course we snuck in our King Kone trip on the way home from the airport (which, as always, I loved), and I did make it to Ice Cream Fore U a few times (including closing day!), but somehow Dairy Twirl I only visited once. It let me down, actually, so I wasn't all that sad I never prioritized it again.
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| Creamsicle (Orange-Pineapple and Vanilla). Half-small. $2. |
Eh.
The ice cream was decently creamy, but, not much flavor at all. The vanilla just plain, the orange pineapple quite muted.
Meh.
**+.
Other flavors sampled:
- Pistachio: it was eh. Kinda medicinal flavor, not much flavor.
- Maple: nicely creamy, ok maple flavor. Not bad really.
- Banana: VERY banana flavored, not what I'd want a whole cone of, unless with choc dip?
Update Reviews, Summer 2019 and 2020
July 2019
During my annual summer visit to my hometown, my stay again fell on 4th of July, which meant the week of the Red, White, and Blue special at Dairy Twirl, meaning, the soft serve flavors of the week were strawberry and blueberry. Doh. I've had these before (review below), and I didn't care for them. I need to remember this next year when I plan my visit, July 4th is *always* those flavors ...
I did try a sample of each just in case they had changed, but, the strawberry still tasted fake and cloying, and the blueberry was just a kinda boring muted sweet.
So I went for boring basic vanilla, with a little black raspberry on the bottom just to have something a bit different. I know I never love the black raspberry, but I didn't want just vanilla, so I asked for just a little of it on bottom (rather than the layered creations they normally do).
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| Black Raspberry (bottom) / Vanilla (top). Half-Small. |
Oh, and why no dip or sprinkles? Well, because I've realized that I don't really care for their lower end waxy sprinkles and dip, and bring my own instead. I got a cup on the side so I could dip into my own sprinkles (that I bought in NY at Milk Bar, and I think are the best sprinkles ever!).
The vanilla was fine - creamy, decent enough soft serve, but it didn't really have any flavor to it, and certainly wasn't as creamy and luxurious as the vanilla I had the day before from Big Gay Ice Cream (also in NY, I was spoiled there). This was just ... fine ice cream, not very noteworthy, not worth going out of your way for.
The black raspberry was about the same - creamy enough, kinda fruity, not bad, but, not special.
The cake cone was a bit stale tasting and standard Joy cup.
July / August / September 2020
The summer of 2020 was ... well, quite different for everyone. COVID. Etc.
I did still visit the East Coast, right at the beginning of July as I normally do, but, uh, I stayed for the summer. And into the fall. NH really was a much better place to be.
And also, ice cream weather :). I was able to visit Dairy Twirl many times. It really grew on me.
Pistachio / Vanilla / Orange - Pineapple. Half-small. (Dish, with a cone).
On this visit, I was pretty certain I would get the creamsicle (e.g. orange-pineapple and vanilla, layered), as I've enjoyed it previously, but I wanted to give the pistachio another try, since I do like pistachio generally. After sampling it, I did like it enough to add it as well. All flavors were in good form, very creamy, not icy, melted nicely.
The pistachio was decent, very strong pistachio flavor, although I felt a little went a long way. Good layered with vanilla, and I liked it with chocolate sprinkles (that I brought).
The orange - pineapple was very good, I really only taste orange, but it is sweet, fruity, and, yes, a little goes a long way. I would not want it alone, but when layered with vanilla, its pretty awesome (I wish they could ever put it on the same machine as vanilla so I could twist is though!). It was good with rainbow sprinkles. Next time, I think I'd try a 2:1 ratio, with more vanilla than orange-pineapple, likely with orange-pineapple in the middle?
I'd get all these again, although definitely prefer the creamsicle over pistachio.
Key Lime / Peach / Vanilla. Small. (Dish, with a cone on top).
The next week, key lime and peach were the special flavors, and after sampling both, it was an immediate yes from me! To both, which caught me by surprise as I don't generally like key lime (lime, lemon, in general, in desserts).
My creation looked very similar to the prior week, with green, white, and orange, but this time, key lime and peach took the place of pistachio and orange pineapple. Both of the flavors this week were far superior!
The key lime was shockingly refreshing. It didn't taste artificial, just, refreshing. But not in a boring sorbet way, as it was high fat percentage creamy ice cream of course (they use 10% base). Sweet, summery, and really quite nice.
The peach, a favorite from the past, was delightful as well. Light and fruity, and went very well with the vanilla for a peaches n cream sensation, but it was well suited for individual consumption too - it didn't need to be mixed.
All three were actually just perfect consistency, soo creamy, rich, and just, well, spot on.
I added my own sprinkles when I assembled my layered cone, and was really quite pleased with my selection (as was my mother, who opted for black raspberry in place of key lime, and enjoyed the three flavor combo she had too).
Key Lime / Peach. Half-Small. (Dish, with a cone on side).
The next week ... the flavors were ... the same. Yes, the same. They ran them longer, it was Saturday when I visited, and I had called on Thursday, and was told they'd switch on Friday. To lemon and mint. My two favorites. And yet, I arrived, to find ... peach and key lime again.
I did really like those flavors, don't get me wrong, but, I was very ready for lemon and mint! Alas. Foiled.
Anyway. I was again incredibly surprised by how much I liked the key lime. It truly was wonderful. Refreshing. So perfect for hot weather. I added my own sprinkles.
Peach was fruity as always, I think better when you have a little vanilla for peaches and cream though.
Vanilla, Mint, Chocolate, Layered. Small.
Vanilla, Lemon, Vanilla. Blue Raspberry Dip. Half-Small.
Ok, lemon and mint week! Finally! Always my favorite, as you know from past reviews.
I showed up with a plan - I was getting a half-small dish of the mint to mostly take home with me in my freezer mug (I adore that mint, particularly when I pair it with Carvel cake from my freezer, the layers of chocolate ice cream, crunchies, and mint soft serve are awesome!), and a half-small cone of lemon, perhaps layered with vanilla, with blue raspberry dip, in a cone.
But I *did* ask to sample first, and I'm glad I did. The lemon was slightly tart, sweet, fruity, and luscious as ever. Yes. The mint? It was ... fine. But not nearly as minty as in the past, and perhaps I was just spoiled by the amazing mint from King Kone a few weeks prior, but, I found this lacking. I didn't need to get a "bonus" ice cream to take home after all. Mom did not sample, and went for mint, this time with layers of both vanilla and chocolate (she usually layers with just chocolate, the signature "thin mint").
I opted for 2 lemon layers and just one vanilla, as I mostly wanted lemon, I just wanted a little something else in there to add interest to it, and I knew mint didn't go great with the lemon nor the dip I was choosing. I realize black raspberry may have been a bit more interesting, but oh well. The lemon was great, and I am not sure I needed the middle layer anyway.
And the blue raspberry dip? Yup, awesome. Yes, it is a huge burden to eat this. You have to eat fast, it makes a mess, and you can't lick it down until you get through all the shell (protip: you can break off a few pieces of shell when it gets into way-too-melty mode, and put them in your cup - get a cup! - frantically lick it back into submission, and then add the shell pieces back in as you please!). Yes, I was covered in sticky mess, yes kids looked at me with envy, and yes, I made the right decision.
The blue raspberry dip is slightly fruit, sweet, and the perfect pairing with the lemon flavor. Love it. Just, don't do it on a day that is too hot or too sunny.
Amaretto (Bottom), Vanilla (Top). (Small).
I was kinda sad the next week, when the flavors were rum and amaretto. I had been so loving the fruity flavors, and also was really waiting for peanut butter. But, having never had boozy ones at Dairy Twirl before, this was a good chance to try something new.
The rum sadly tasted like ... very little. I tried it twice during rum and amaretto week, and both times it was just ... let's say "subtle"? Very weak rum flavor.
The amaretto though was joyous! Just, a lovely almond flavor. I really, really, liked it. I think it would swirl fine with the rum, and you could layer with vanilla, but it was quite good alone, intense but not too intense. I also thought it would pair great with cherry tip!
I also got vanilla, and got a small rather than half-small, just to get some vanilla to bring home. I quickly took the vanilla off, put it into my freezer mug, and went on my way to making a half-small amaretto cone with sprinkles I brought :)
Vanilla (bottom) / Rum & Amaretto Swirl (top)
Cherry Dip. Half-small.
A couple months later, rum and amaretto came back, one of the last flavors of the season.
I sampled the rum again, and was pleased that it was better than last time. Not as strong in the rum department as I really wanted, but, it was certainly more flavorful this time around. The amaretto was about the same as before, good flavor, sweet. I opted to get them swirled this time, and they did compliment each other well.
I added a vanilla base just to cut the overall sweet a little.
And ... yup, I went for the cherry dip idea I had before! The dip was soooooo sweet. The flavor combo really as good (rum and cherry! amaretto and cherry!) but, because the dip was so sweet, it did take over. I liked it, but only for a few bites.
As usual, the soft serve was lovely, rich, creamy, and melted nicely on the cooler day. No disasters with melting too fast in September!
I enjoyed this creation, but, I wouldn't do the dip again, it was too much.
Peanut Butter Soft Serve w/ Chocolate Dip. (Half Small?)
The day that peanut butter switched into the rotation it didn't seem like ice cream weather. Cold, cloudy, storms forecasted. But around lunch time, the skies cleared, the temperature rose 10 degrees, and mom and I hopped in the car immediately.
While I hadn't loved the peanut butter soft serve last time, it was only because I had the comparison of the amazing King Kone peanut butter just a few days prior. This time, I was craving peanut butter, I hadn't had King Kone in a few weeks, and, Dairy Twirl had been really nailing texture this season.
I sampled the strawberry, also on rotation, but it isn't a flavor I ever really like. So peanut butter it was, and because it wasn't crazy hot, I was able to add chocolate dip.
This was glorious. Sure, the peanut butter flavor was not as intense as King Kone. It isn't likely made with real peanut butter, its an infusion. But the flavor was decent, the ice cream creamy, and as I hoped it would, it was so very, very perfect with the chocolate dip.
I really loved this cone, one of the most satisfying I had all season. I'd get it again in a heartbeat, when it is "ice cream weather" but not crazy hot.
And yes, I ordered a half-small, but this was larger than my mom's small ... #winning?
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| Pistachio / Vanilla / Orange - Pineapple. Half-small. (Dish, with a cone). |
The pistachio was decent, very strong pistachio flavor, although I felt a little went a long way. Good layered with vanilla, and I liked it with chocolate sprinkles (that I brought).
The orange - pineapple was very good, I really only taste orange, but it is sweet, fruity, and, yes, a little goes a long way. I would not want it alone, but when layered with vanilla, its pretty awesome (I wish they could ever put it on the same machine as vanilla so I could twist is though!). It was good with rainbow sprinkles. Next time, I think I'd try a 2:1 ratio, with more vanilla than orange-pineapple, likely with orange-pineapple in the middle?
I'd get all these again, although definitely prefer the creamsicle over pistachio.
The next week, key lime and peach were the special flavors, and after sampling both, it was an immediate yes from me! To both, which caught me by surprise as I don't generally like key lime (lime, lemon, in general, in desserts).
I'd get all these again, although definitely prefer the creamsicle over pistachio.
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| Key Lime / Peach / Vanilla. Small. (Dish, with a cone on top). |
My creation looked very similar to the prior week, with green, white, and orange, but this time, key lime and peach took the place of pistachio and orange pineapple. Both of the flavors this week were far superior!
The key lime was shockingly refreshing. It didn't taste artificial, just, refreshing. But not in a boring sorbet way, as it was high fat percentage creamy ice cream of course (they use 10% base). Sweet, summery, and really quite nice.
The peach, a favorite from the past, was delightful as well. Light and fruity, and went very well with the vanilla for a peaches n cream sensation, but it was well suited for individual consumption too - it didn't need to be mixed.
All three were actually just perfect consistency, soo creamy, rich, and just, well, spot on.
I added my own sprinkles when I assembled my layered cone, and was really quite pleased with my selection (as was my mother, who opted for black raspberry in place of key lime, and enjoyed the three flavor combo she had too).
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| Key Lime / Peach. Half-Small. (Dish, with a cone on side). |
I did really like those flavors, don't get me wrong, but, I was very ready for lemon and mint! Alas. Foiled.
Anyway. I was again incredibly surprised by how much I liked the key lime. It truly was wonderful. Refreshing. So perfect for hot weather. I added my own sprinkles.
Peach was fruity as always, I think better when you have a little vanilla for peaches and cream though.
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| Vanilla, Mint, Chocolate, Layered. Small. Vanilla, Lemon, Vanilla. Blue Raspberry Dip. Half-Small. |
I showed up with a plan - I was getting a half-small dish of the mint to mostly take home with me in my freezer mug (I adore that mint, particularly when I pair it with Carvel cake from my freezer, the layers of chocolate ice cream, crunchies, and mint soft serve are awesome!), and a half-small cone of lemon, perhaps layered with vanilla, with blue raspberry dip, in a cone.
But I *did* ask to sample first, and I'm glad I did. The lemon was slightly tart, sweet, fruity, and luscious as ever. Yes. The mint? It was ... fine. But not nearly as minty as in the past, and perhaps I was just spoiled by the amazing mint from King Kone a few weeks prior, but, I found this lacking. I didn't need to get a "bonus" ice cream to take home after all. Mom did not sample, and went for mint, this time with layers of both vanilla and chocolate (she usually layers with just chocolate, the signature "thin mint").
I opted for 2 lemon layers and just one vanilla, as I mostly wanted lemon, I just wanted a little something else in there to add interest to it, and I knew mint didn't go great with the lemon nor the dip I was choosing. I realize black raspberry may have been a bit more interesting, but oh well. The lemon was great, and I am not sure I needed the middle layer anyway.
And the blue raspberry dip? Yup, awesome. Yes, it is a huge burden to eat this. You have to eat fast, it makes a mess, and you can't lick it down until you get through all the shell (protip: you can break off a few pieces of shell when it gets into way-too-melty mode, and put them in your cup - get a cup! - frantically lick it back into submission, and then add the shell pieces back in as you please!). Yes, I was covered in sticky mess, yes kids looked at me with envy, and yes, I made the right decision.
The blue raspberry dip is slightly fruit, sweet, and the perfect pairing with the lemon flavor. Love it. Just, don't do it on a day that is too hot or too sunny.
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| Amaretto (Bottom), Vanilla (Top). (Small). |
The rum sadly tasted like ... very little. I tried it twice during rum and amaretto week, and both times it was just ... let's say "subtle"? Very weak rum flavor.
The amaretto though was joyous! Just, a lovely almond flavor. I really, really, liked it. I think it would swirl fine with the rum, and you could layer with vanilla, but it was quite good alone, intense but not too intense. I also thought it would pair great with cherry tip!
I also got vanilla, and got a small rather than half-small, just to get some vanilla to bring home. I quickly took the vanilla off, put it into my freezer mug, and went on my way to making a half-small amaretto cone with sprinkles I brought :)
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| Vanilla (bottom) / Rum & Amaretto Swirl (top) Cherry Dip. Half-small. |
As usual, the soft serve was lovely, rich, creamy, and melted nicely on the cooler day. No disasters with melting too fast in September!
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| Peanut Butter Soft Serve w/ Chocolate Dip. (Half Small?) |
While I hadn't loved the peanut butter soft serve last time, it was only because I had the comparison of the amazing King Kone peanut butter just a few days prior. This time, I was craving peanut butter, I hadn't had King Kone in a few weeks, and, Dairy Twirl had been really nailing texture this season.
I sampled the strawberry, also on rotation, but it isn't a flavor I ever really like. So peanut butter it was, and because it wasn't crazy hot, I was able to add chocolate dip.
This was glorious. Sure, the peanut butter flavor was not as intense as King Kone. It isn't likely made with real peanut butter, its an infusion. But the flavor was decent, the ice cream creamy, and as I hoped it would, it was so very, very perfect with the chocolate dip.
I really loved this cone, one of the most satisfying I had all season. I'd get it again in a heartbeat, when it is "ice cream weather" but not crazy hot.
And yes, I ordered a half-small, but this was larger than my mom's small ... #winning?
Update Reviews, Summer 2017 & 2018
Well, it has happened. I am pretty much over Dairy Twirl, an ice cream shop in the town I grew up in. While it might have once been great ice cream to me, now its just mediocre. Sorry :(
For more information about Dairy Twirl, and prior reviews, start with my original review.
For more information about Dairy Twirl, and prior reviews, start with my original review.
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| Mint + Black Raspberry + Lemon, Blue Raspberry Dip, Half-Small. (July 2017) |
When I arrived in town in July and saw that lemon and mint were back on the rotation, I was overjoyed. My favorites! I didn't care that it was night and cold, I had been in town for all of 30 minutes, and I needed my fix.
I didn't bother experiment this time around, and went right with my last recommendation: mint on the bottom, black raspberry in the middle, lemon on top, blue raspberry dip. While I wasn't thrilled that it was barely 60 degrees, aka, not ice cream weather for me, I did take this opportunity to get dip at a time when it wasn't going to melt and make a crazy mess. Which, it didn't.
I'll start with the dip. I really love the blue raspberry dip. It really does have a great flavor, and every single time I get such stares. "Mommy, her ice cream looks really weird", one little girl said as I walked by today.
The dip went great with the lemon, which I put on top, to maximize contact with the dip. I again loved the lemon, again a bit strange since I don't generally go for lemon desserts, but, this was great. My favorite of the flavors.
The black raspberry was good too, always a solid choice, and it went nicely with the lemon, and with the dip.
The mint was actually my least favorite of the mix, and didn't go with the dip at all. I think mint is best for chocolate sprinkles, or, as my mom does, layered or swirled with chocolate soft serve.
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| Blueberry (top), Maple (bottom), Chocolate Sprinkles. Half-Small. (August 2018) | . |
I tried the flavors first, asking to try the blueberry and maple, and received a sample of the twirl. Doh. I wanted to taste separately. I tried to distinguish between them when swirled, but I couldn't get a good enough taste of the maple in particular, so asked to sample them separate. I didn't love either, but I also knew I didn't want chocolate or coffee since I don't really care for them, and I knew the vanilla would pale in comparison to the King Kone vanilla, and just wasn't feeling black raspberry, so I opted to get them anyway, just not swirled.
The blueberry was fine. It was ok creamy, but nearly as amazing as King Kone. It didn't taste like blueberries, but was kinda fruity, and sweet. Fine, but certainly not great.
The maple was about the same. Again, ok creamy, but not nearly as amazing as King Kone. It didn't taste that much like maple, certainly not like a real creamee made with syrup like Mac's Maple. But it was sweet, and a different sweetness than the blueberry. I certainly wanted more intensity.
The chocolate sprinkles from Dairy Twirl I decided I'm just over. They are generic waxy style sprinkles, and really just not great. There do exist great sprinkles out there (like the ones at Momofuku Milk Bar, seriously, best sprinkles ever), or the crunch coat at King Kone, but these were just waxy and eh. I ended up mostly knocking them off my cone, and going for another topping ...
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| Peanut Butter Cup, Small. |
One of my companions went for the Peanut Butter Cup, which featured chocolate in the base of the cone, a layer of peanut butter, a layer of chocolate, and topped with peanut butter. He was quite pleased. As I don't care for their chocolate soft serve, this one wasn't for me, but I understand why it sounded like a winner.
My sister one-upped him, getting hers with chocolate dip, but, alas, I didn't get a photo. This was a very generous sized half-small, given the 4 layers!
Another companion designed her own, with the chocolate and peanut butter, but also vanilla on top. She deliberately crafted it to have chocolate at the base so she could have lots of chocolate ice cream, and she too was quite pleased with her creation.
I ... was less successful than the others. I had many creations in mind, but I sampled the strawberry and didn't care for it at all (it didn't really taste like anything fruity, but at least it didn't taste medicinal and fake like I thought it did when I tried it the previous year), so I ruled out all creations that would have strawberry.
I tried the peanut butter, so ready to adore it and ... it just didn't really taste like much either. No strong peanut butter flavor. It wasn't bad, but it really just seemed like vanilla. I really wanted more intense peanut butter flavor. I guess this is what you get when the flavors are just done via syrups or powders or whatever they use. I have often felt that this style just doesn't ever really satisfy (like the peanut butter and other flavors at Fore-U), whereas flavors made with real peanut butter like King Kone are remarkably different.
So I asked to try my total fallback, classic black raspberry, even though I always feel the black raspberry isn't as intense of a flavor as I want either. And ... yeah. It was fine, sweet, but didn't really taste like black raspberry at all.
There I was, knowing I didn't want the chocolate or coffee, disliking the strawberry, finding the black raspberry and peanut butter very boring, and knowing vanilla wouldn't exactly liven up the party. So, I decided to hedge my bets with both, but I knew that I didn't want peanut butter and black raspberry adjacent to each other, so I added a separator of vanilla ("a thin layer of vanilla to separate", I specified). I put peanut butter at the base since it was the best of the three (... I think), and I knew that portion would be the largest. And then the mediocre black raspberry on top.
But I knew that wasn't going to be interesting enough, so I added the blue raspberry dip since I liked it previously.
The result? Well, three flavors of not very flavorful mediocre soft serve, all creamy like ice cream and not froyo, but not nearly as rich and creamy as King Kone or Mac's maple, and since I had those just the days before, I found myself pretty disappointed by this. They also did have small ice crystals. Just, well, really mediocre ice cream.
The blue dip I thought would be my saving grace, since I loved it so much before and thought it tasted strongly like blue raspberry slush puppy, but ... it was just waxy and not flavorful either. Sigh.
Overall, just not a great ice cream, and it made me more grumpy than happy.
"Add an extra crunch to your ice cream with this topping, and it's sure to enhance the appearance of any soft ice cream swirled atop a cone. Featuring the pink, blue, and purple colors of standard cotton candy varieties, this topping will turn any ordinary ice cream serving into an extraordinary dessert treat!"
I've kinda turned into a sprinkle snob these days, but I love some kind of crunchy coating, so I wanted to try other options for my cone. Unfortunately, Dairy Twirl's toppings lineup (besides rainbow/chocolate sprinkles, and dips), are all large candies or sauces, neither of which is what I was looking for. I wanted something like little crushed nuts, crushed waffle cones, or, even better, something like the incredible "Crunch Coat" they have at King Kone (my favorite soft serve anywhere).
The only topping that sounded like it had potential of being the texture and eating experience I wanted was the "Cotton Candy Crunch". It was not available on a cone though, only on a dish, or, as I asked for it, just on the side.
What was it? Well, sugar. I thought it would be more like rock candy, but it wasn't crystalized like that, instead, just colorful pellets. It was very sweet, as you'd expect. It didn't really taste anything like cotton candy though.
Cute, colorful, sweet, and yes, when I added it to my cone, did give me a fun texture, but, it wasn't actually remarkable in any way, and not something I'd really want again.
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| Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Vanilla. Small. |
I ... was less successful than the others. I had many creations in mind, but I sampled the strawberry and didn't care for it at all (it didn't really taste like anything fruity, but at least it didn't taste medicinal and fake like I thought it did when I tried it the previous year), so I ruled out all creations that would have strawberry.
I tried the peanut butter, so ready to adore it and ... it just didn't really taste like much either. No strong peanut butter flavor. It wasn't bad, but it really just seemed like vanilla. I really wanted more intense peanut butter flavor. I guess this is what you get when the flavors are just done via syrups or powders or whatever they use. I have often felt that this style just doesn't ever really satisfy (like the peanut butter and other flavors at Fore-U), whereas flavors made with real peanut butter like King Kone are remarkably different.
So I asked to try my total fallback, classic black raspberry, even though I always feel the black raspberry isn't as intense of a flavor as I want either. And ... yeah. It was fine, sweet, but didn't really taste like black raspberry at all.
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Black Raspberry (top),Vanilla (separator layer), Peanut Butter (base) Soft Serve, Blue Raspberry Dip. Half-Small. (August 2018) |
But I knew that wasn't going to be interesting enough, so I added the blue raspberry dip since I liked it previously.
The result? Well, three flavors of not very flavorful mediocre soft serve, all creamy like ice cream and not froyo, but not nearly as rich and creamy as King Kone or Mac's maple, and since I had those just the days before, I found myself pretty disappointed by this. They also did have small ice crystals. Just, well, really mediocre ice cream.
The blue dip I thought would be my saving grace, since I loved it so much before and thought it tasted strongly like blue raspberry slush puppy, but ... it was just waxy and not flavorful either. Sigh.
Overall, just not a great ice cream, and it made me more grumpy than happy.
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| Cotton Candy Crunch. $0.50. |
I've kinda turned into a sprinkle snob these days, but I love some kind of crunchy coating, so I wanted to try other options for my cone. Unfortunately, Dairy Twirl's toppings lineup (besides rainbow/chocolate sprinkles, and dips), are all large candies or sauces, neither of which is what I was looking for. I wanted something like little crushed nuts, crushed waffle cones, or, even better, something like the incredible "Crunch Coat" they have at King Kone (my favorite soft serve anywhere).
The only topping that sounded like it had potential of being the texture and eating experience I wanted was the "Cotton Candy Crunch". It was not available on a cone though, only on a dish, or, as I asked for it, just on the side.
What was it? Well, sugar. I thought it would be more like rock candy, but it wasn't crystalized like that, instead, just colorful pellets. It was very sweet, as you'd expect. It didn't really taste anything like cotton candy though.
Cute, colorful, sweet, and yes, when I added it to my cone, did give me a fun texture, but, it wasn't actually remarkable in any way, and not something I'd really want again.
Original Review, July 2016
Many years ago, there was an oil company in Lebanon, NH called Pete & Rogers. At some point, circa 1975, it was turned into an ice cream stand. I'm pretty sure the ice cream stand was called Dairy Twirl from the start, yet, the locals all still called it Pete & Rogers. I remember this being very confusing when I was a kid. "Who wants to go to Pete & Rogers?", folks would say, and then we'd wind up at Dairy Twirl. I don't think I ever questioned it, as I was getting ice cream, but, now that I think about it, it is pretty confusing. I think it has changed owners a few times over the years, but, not much has changed.Anyway. Dairy Twirl is the ice cream stand in town. Technically, there is one more option, located at the mini-golf course in the adjacent town, and of course places like McDonald's do serve ice cream, but, really, Dairy Twirl is the place to get ice cream. No question.
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| Menu: ice cream, shakes, sundaes. |
They do have hard ice cream, in many flavors, but, it is the soft serve that we go for. (Side note: why anyone would ever get a hard ice cream at an ice cream shop that doesn't make their own boggles my mind. It is the exact same product you can get in a grocery store. And in a grocery store, you get a full half gallon for nearly the price of a single cone. Why, why, why? Its like throwing money away.)
Anyway, I digress. Dairy Twirl actually has an extensive menu of hard ice cream, all made by Hershey. I've tried a few when others have gotten it, and, yup, standard hard ice cream. They also have a couple hard frozen yogurts and I think a sorbet or a few non-dairy options.
But again, I go there for the soft serve. Dairy Twirl has 6 flavors at a time, including 4 standard flavors (vanilla, chocolate, coffee, and black raspberry) and 2 that change weekly. Most other soft serve establishments only offer 4 flavors at a time, so, bonus points to Dairy Twirl for offering 6.
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| Lilac Soft Serve: Black Raspberry and Vanilla. Half-Small. |
Like most shops you can get any two that are on the same machine swirled, but, unlike most shops, they also offer layered versions with any flavors from any machine. In fact, they even suggest these on the menu, like, the "Lilac" pictured here, a layered version with vanilla and black raspberry, or a mocha with chocolate and coffee, or the "Thin Mint" with chocolate and mint.
So, if you want vanilla and chocolate, but not swirled together, you could get them layered one on top of the other too. I love this, as it allows me to pick multiple flavors that don't necessarily mix together perfectly in a swirl. Oh, and they don't just layer them once. In the smallest size, if you pick two flavors, you get two layers of each. If you get the next size up (which is actually the small), you get 6 layers! Oh, and you can pick more than two flavors. Even for the smallest size ice cream, you can pick up to three flavors. I know making cones like this is more work, but, I absolutely love that they do it.
Another reason I love Dairy Twirl is that they are always happy to let you sample a flavor or two. I know which of the standard flavors I like, but, it is always good to try one of the weekly specials before ordering.
In addition to standard cups, cones, and waffle cones, you can also get a shake, float, sundae, or "razzle", which is just soft serve blended with toppings.
Sizes range from half-small to pints and quarts. Do not be fooled by the sizes. A "half-small" is still considerably larger than most mediums in the rest of the world. It is certainly not a child sized, but, no "baby" cone is available here. For years, the "half-small" was not listed on the menu, although everyone knew you could order it. Now they actually list it. Soft serve is cheaper than hard serve, which I really appreciate, as it is cheaper for them to make, store, etc, but most places charge the same.
And, that is it. (Ok, they sell bottles of water and frozen dipped bananas too). When I was younger, they also had slush puppies, and made a creation that was soft serve added to a slush puppy, like a float, but with slush puppy instead of soda, and a soft serve swirl instead of a scoop of ice cream. I forget what they called these, but I loved them, and that was my standard order back in the day. Blue raspberry slush puppy with vanilla soft serve. So amazing. Sadly, they no longer offer these, but, the soft serve is great enough that I don't mind.
Dairy Twirl is an institution in town for good reason, and I hope it continues to thrive so I can always get in a few cones while I'm home in the summer. But, warning, yes, you will wait in a line, and yes you will be eating your non-artisanal ice cream while standing in a parking lot. And, if you are like me, you'll love it.
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| "Great Nighttime Place" |
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| Ordering Window. |
As you can see, no frills here. You don't go for the ambiance. You go for the ice cream.
It is always busy. I laugh when we drive by on a cold day, or a rainy day, and see the crowds. But, you know what? We join them. On a recent visit, I really wanted "one last Dairy Twirl", so, even though it was cold and raining, my family went, and we just ate our ice cream in the car.
There are some picnic tables off near the back of the parking lot. Some people do congregate there, but others just go sit in their cars to eat the ice cream, or stand around the steps out front.
Mint is one of my absolute favorite flavors they offer. Like all of the ice cream, it is very creamy. The mint flavor itself is, well, minty. It is fairly strong, and a bit refreshing.
On my next visit, I decided to mix vanilla with the mint, just to try something a bit different. This gave me 4 layers, 2 vanilla, 2 mint.
It was fine this way, and it was kinda nice to have something besides just mint, but, the vanilla didn't actually add anything to the experience.
Note: The folks working at Dairy Twirl generally make perfect cones every time, layering the different flavors like experts, and dipping them perfectly in dip or sprinkles. I think this is the only time I've ever seen a not perfect job (and really, it wasn't that bad).
On the 4th of July, my mom went for the special "Red, White, & Blue", with strawberry at the base, vanilla in the middle, and blueberry on top.
Best move ever. The lemon ice cream turned out to be absolutely amazing. It was sweet, a bit tangy, creamy as always, and just really, really good. I was shocked, and didn't know what to do. I loved it. But I also love the mint. And I didn't think mint and lemon would work very well together.
Overall, a total success, and I was very happy with this combination (although sad to get vanilla). However, I did better the next day ...
The next day, my family went out to a big lunch at 4 Aces Diner. We were all stuffed. It was also cold and raining. And my last day in town. I didn't care that it wasn't "ice cream weather" and that I didn't need more food. I wanted more lemon and more mint ice cream. I couldn't leave without getting them again.
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| Back Seating. |
Some Creations
I've had more ice cream cones from Dairy Twirl than I can possibly count, and I certainly haven't taken notes or photos every time. The following is just a collection of ones I happen to have.
Summary though: get dip or sprinkles, get more than one flavor, and certainly don't get bigger than a half-small. The ice cream is always perfectly creamy, never icy, and exactly what I want.
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| Mint with Chocolate Sprinkles, Half-Small. $2.25. |
My mom always combines the mint with chocolate ice cream, the signature "Thin Mint", but this is one where for me, simple is better. I just want the mint.
Mint is the flavor that challenges my general approach to ice cream at Dairy Twirl. While I normally want to combine multiple flavors in my cone, mint is the only flavor where I'll actually settle on just one, as I like it that much. I also forgo dip and go for sprinkles, chocolate.
The combination of creamy mint and chocolate sprinkles is perfect for me, sorta like mint chocolate chip. And Dairy Twirl coats the cone perfectly in sprinkles.
Mint, with chocolate sprinkles, is a very solid choice, and I'm always thrilled when they have mint on rotation.
Like all half-smalls, this was $1.75 for the ice cream, $0.50 for the sprinkles.
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| Mint and Vanilla with Chocolate Sprinkles, Half-Small. $2.25. |
It was fine this way, and it was kinda nice to have something besides just mint, but, the vanilla didn't actually add anything to the experience.
Note: The folks working at Dairy Twirl generally make perfect cones every time, layering the different flavors like experts, and dipping them perfectly in dip or sprinkles. I think this is the only time I've ever seen a not perfect job (and really, it wasn't that bad).
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| Red, White, & Blue! (Forth of July Special), Half-Small. $1.75. |
I have to admit, it looked great, and everyone in line was very interested in what she had.
I asked to sample the blueberry and strawberry before deciding on my flavors though, and I'm glad I did.
The strawberry, while vibrant, didn't have very good strawberry flavor, it tasted a bit fake.
The blueberry, also quite vibrant, tasted more like blueberries, but it still wasn't awesome. Better than strawberry, but not high on my list.
My mom agreed once she tried her cone, but, enjoyed it regardless.
On the same 4th of July visit, I learned that I could pick not one, not two, but THREE flavors for my half-small. It made decision making so much easier.
My mom agreed once she tried her cone, but, enjoyed it regardless.
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| Blueberry, Vanilla, Black Raspberry, Coconut Dip, Half-Small. |
My choices were vanilla, chocolate, coffee, and black raspberry as always, plus the strawberry and blueberry my mom had. Since I don't really like chocolate or coffee, and I didn't like the strawberry, I decided not to put any more thought into it, and just go for the other three.
I did care about the order in the cone though, because I wanted to try a new dip, and opted for coconut. I decided the black raspberry would go best with it, so I wanted that on top, since it would come in most contact with the dip.
All flavors were about as I expected. The ice cream was super creamy and melted perfectly in the 80 degree weather. Just as fast as I could eat, but not too fast (well, it was way too fast when the shell was still on, which of course turned into a sticky mess). The black raspberry wasn't as flavorful as I'd like, but it was still good. The blueberry had good flavor, but, again, just not one I was super excited about. The vanilla was solid vanilla. No earth shattering choices, but, all fine.
The coconut dip looked great, loaded up with shredded coconut. However, it didn't have that much coconut flavor in the dip itself, it was just kinda sweet and waxy.
I still enjoyed this cone, but, it wasn't one of my favorites.
On my next visit, I wasn't excited by any of the flavors - strawberry and blueberry were still the extra flavors. I sampled the coffee flavor, and found it fairly flavorless. So, I went for the other three classics, although I wasn't particularly excited about any of them either.
I still enjoyed this cone, but, it wasn't one of my favorites.
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| Black Raspberry, Chocolate, Vanilla with Peanut Butter Dip, Half-Small. |
I decided to make my ice cream more interesting by adding peanut butter dip, and, asked for the chocolate and vanilla on top as they'd best compliment the peanut butter. But, since chocolate and vanilla are kinda boring, I put black raspberry on the bottom as well.
All flavors were creamy and melted nicely. The peanut butter dip was ok, not as intensely peanut buttery as I remembered from the past, but, still some extra flavor.
As always, I didn't really like the chocolate ice cream, but, it went decently with the peanut butter. I did make the mistake of putting the chocolate in the middle though, and it did not combine nicely with the black raspberry. The black raspberry was my favorite of the flavors.
Overall, this was fine, but, not a particularly great combination.
On this visit, the special flavors were lemon and mint. Of course, I tried both before committing to my selections, even though I knew I loved mint, and I knew I never like lemon desserts.
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| Lemon, Vanilla, Mint. Chocolate Sprinkles. Half-Small. |
Best move ever. The lemon ice cream turned out to be absolutely amazing. It was sweet, a bit tangy, creamy as always, and just really, really good. I was shocked, and didn't know what to do. I loved it. But I also love the mint. And I didn't think mint and lemon would work very well together.
So, what's a girl to do? Get them both, and add a separator.
I put the lemon on the bottom, since I knew that is the flavor I'd get the most of, and, well, I liked it the best. I loved it. I added vanilla next, just as a separator. It felt like a waste, and I was tempted to say, "a very small portion of vanilla", but, I decided not to be even more complicated. The vanilla was fine, but just vanilla. It did its job separating my two real choices. On top went the mint. It was minty, creamy, and great as always.
I added chocolate sprinkles, as I wanted something to compliment the mint, and I just wasn't feeling chocolate dip that day. The chocolate sprinkles were perfect with the mint, and helped add a bit of flair to the otherwise boring vanilla.
Overall, a total success, and I was very happy with this combination (although sad to get vanilla). However, I did better the next day ...
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| Mint, Black Raspberry, Lemon. Blue Raspberry Dip. Half-Small. |
I was perfectly satisfied with my previous creation of lemon on bottom, vanilla divider, mint on top, with chocolate sprinkles, but, I wanted to get even crazier. Rather than vanilla divider, I decided to try black raspberry. Black raspberry is a flavor I enjoy on its own, and I thought that lemon and black raspberry would go well together, and mint and black raspberry might not be awful. I knew they wouldn't be the best match, but, I really wanted something other than vanilla.
And then ... I added the crazy blue raspberry dip. I had wanted to try it for years, but couldn't come up with a flavor combination it made sense with. But lemon and blue raspberry sounded great and black raspberry and blue raspberry sounded fine. Mint and blue raspberry, well, no, but I'd put the mint in the bottom and it wouldn't touch the blue raspberry much.
This was an excellent design. The mint on the bottom meant that I had basically a plain mint cone at the end, satisfying on its own, creamy, and always a favorite. The black raspberry and lemon were wonderful together, both complimenting each other well, and both just as good as always. They also started my eating journey on a fruity note, before diving into the mint to finish. It was a nice progression.
And the crazy dip? It looked awesome (and got me a LOT of stares as I walked away with it), and, it was awesome. Like my old favorite Slush Puppy flavor. It was perfect with the lemon and good with the black raspberry.
I'd totally get this again, and it was an absolute favorite. I also now wonder what other flavors would go well with that blue raspberry dip ...
Sometimes, even I'm not a pro at making ice cream choices.
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| Black Raspberry and Vanilla, Peanut Butter Dip, Half-Small. $2.25. |
This was one of those times. I blame the cold weather (the reason I was eating this in the car).
I knew I liked the black raspberry soft serve the best. I also knew I liked the peanut butter dip. So I combined them. I did put vanilla on top, so it would come most in contact with the peanut butter dip, but, I still had a fair amount of black raspberry and peanut butter combining, which, just didn't work great (it does sound a bit like a peanut butter and jelly, but, alas, no).
Note to self: don't mix black raspberry and peanut butter dip!
Dairy Twirl makes names for all of the layered creations, such as "Barney" for pistachio and black raspberry, "Pancake" for maple and blueberry, etc. Two of my mom's favorites are the "Lilac" with black raspberry and vanilla, and "Creamsicle" with orange pineapple and vanilla. I decided to combine them both, with the vanilla serving as the layer between.
This was a nice combination. The black raspberry and vanilla went well together, the orange pineapple and vanilla went well together, and I'm not sure the black raspberry and orange would have been nice together, so having them separated was good. All the flavors were creamy and melted perfectly.
I added rainbow sprinkles because it was very hot out and I was worried about it being too hot for dip, and I still wanted something, and they were fine.
Overall, a decent choice, and a good one for a time when the flavors available weren't my favorite.
The next day I returned, and, alas, the flavors were the same. I tried the coffee flavor (fine, but not for me), and decided to just get the same cone as the previous day. But I couldn't really get the *same* cone, right?
I wanted to add dip, but it was 90 degrees, and I knew that was a recipe for disaster, as the ice cream would melt too fast and I'd turn into an ice cream covered mess, and my mom would threaten to wash me down with a hose (yes, some things never change).
I swapped my rainbow sprinkles for chocolate, since chocolate sprinkles go better with black raspberry, which I was putting on top. And then ... I swapped out my standard cake cone for a specialty waffle cone, dipped in chocolate, and coated with peanuts.
Why did I go for this cone? While, they were on display right in the window, and looked appealing. I also had the choice of just chocolate dipped, or with chocolate or rainbow sprinkles, but nuts were the most unique. I also picked this cone because, well, I actually hate cake cones. They generally taste stale to me, I hate how they get soggy, and it always feels like eating styrofoam. But I prefer my soft serve in a cone, as I like the experience of licking it. Which means I always hit a point of profound disappointment when I hit the cone, not for the reasons that most people get sad because their ice cream has run out, but rather, because I know that I have to deal with either eating the cone I hate, sacrificing some ice cream, or somehow digging it out. I figured if the waffle cone was good, then I could solve this problem.
Of course, the waffle cone was HUGE. Even though I still ordered a half-small, you couldn't really put a half-small in this cone, it would look ridiculous. My mother ordered a regular small dish, and there was certainly less in her dish than in my cone. The volume of this thing was ridiculous. We concluded that it was at least the same amount of ice cream as a medium. My mom had finished her entire small before I even finished the top layer of mine. It took effort, but, I finished it. I felt extremely accomplished, and, uh, had quite the stomach ache.
So how was it? The cone itself was better than the cake cone, but still just a Joy brand standard waffle cone, not homemade. The chocolate coating was fine, the peanuts added a bit of crunch, but, there was really nothing special about it.
The bigger problem is that it was hard to eat. I want a cone for the licking purposes, and this wasn't lickable in the same way. So, I failed to achieve the most important part of eating a soft serve cone for me: licking around it, as it melts, in the sun.
It also didn't allow me to experience the mixed layers. I could only reach the black raspberry at first, and then the vanilla, and then the orange pineapple. I like the mix of orange pineapple and vanilla, a la creamsicle, but it wasn't possible to ever get to both in the way it is in a regular cone. Same with the black raspberry and vanilla.
So ... not something I'd do again, certainly. Cone was eh, form factor wasn't right for me, and it was too much ice cream. But I'm glad my curiosity was satisfied. (Oh, and the ice cream itself was great, just like the day before, perfectly creamy!)
$1.75 for half-serve + $0.50 for sprinkles + $1.50 for specialty waffle cone.
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| Black Raspberry, Vanilla, Orange Pineapple. Rainbow Sprinkles. Half-Small. $2.25. |
This was a nice combination. The black raspberry and vanilla went well together, the orange pineapple and vanilla went well together, and I'm not sure the black raspberry and orange would have been nice together, so having them separated was good. All the flavors were creamy and melted perfectly.
I added rainbow sprinkles because it was very hot out and I was worried about it being too hot for dip, and I still wanted something, and they were fine.
Overall, a decent choice, and a good one for a time when the flavors available weren't my favorite.
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| Black Raspberry/Vanilla/Orange Pineapple, Chocolate Sprinkles, Chocolate Peanut Coated Specialty Waffle Cone, Half-Small. $3.75. |
I wanted to add dip, but it was 90 degrees, and I knew that was a recipe for disaster, as the ice cream would melt too fast and I'd turn into an ice cream covered mess, and my mom would threaten to wash me down with a hose (yes, some things never change).
I swapped my rainbow sprinkles for chocolate, since chocolate sprinkles go better with black raspberry, which I was putting on top. And then ... I swapped out my standard cake cone for a specialty waffle cone, dipped in chocolate, and coated with peanuts.
Why did I go for this cone? While, they were on display right in the window, and looked appealing. I also had the choice of just chocolate dipped, or with chocolate or rainbow sprinkles, but nuts were the most unique. I also picked this cone because, well, I actually hate cake cones. They generally taste stale to me, I hate how they get soggy, and it always feels like eating styrofoam. But I prefer my soft serve in a cone, as I like the experience of licking it. Which means I always hit a point of profound disappointment when I hit the cone, not for the reasons that most people get sad because their ice cream has run out, but rather, because I know that I have to deal with either eating the cone I hate, sacrificing some ice cream, or somehow digging it out. I figured if the waffle cone was good, then I could solve this problem.
Of course, the waffle cone was HUGE. Even though I still ordered a half-small, you couldn't really put a half-small in this cone, it would look ridiculous. My mother ordered a regular small dish, and there was certainly less in her dish than in my cone. The volume of this thing was ridiculous. We concluded that it was at least the same amount of ice cream as a medium. My mom had finished her entire small before I even finished the top layer of mine. It took effort, but, I finished it. I felt extremely accomplished, and, uh, had quite the stomach ache.
So how was it? The cone itself was better than the cake cone, but still just a Joy brand standard waffle cone, not homemade. The chocolate coating was fine, the peanuts added a bit of crunch, but, there was really nothing special about it.
The bigger problem is that it was hard to eat. I want a cone for the licking purposes, and this wasn't lickable in the same way. So, I failed to achieve the most important part of eating a soft serve cone for me: licking around it, as it melts, in the sun.
It also didn't allow me to experience the mixed layers. I could only reach the black raspberry at first, and then the vanilla, and then the orange pineapple. I like the mix of orange pineapple and vanilla, a la creamsicle, but it wasn't possible to ever get to both in the way it is in a regular cone. Same with the black raspberry and vanilla.
So ... not something I'd do again, certainly. Cone was eh, form factor wasn't right for me, and it was too much ice cream. But I'm glad my curiosity was satisfied. (Oh, and the ice cream itself was great, just like the day before, perfectly creamy!)
$1.75 for half-serve + $0.50 for sprinkles + $1.50 for specialty waffle cone.
Toppings
The toppings list is extensive, with all sorts of chocolate candy (M&Ms, Snickers, peanut butter cups, kit kat, etc), gummy candy (gummy bears, gummy worms, etc), fruit (pineapple, strawberry, etc), sauces (fudge, caramel, butter scotch, peanut butter, marshmallow), and of course whipped cream, cherries, and nuts. I've actually never seen anyone get any of these.
The toppings people do get? Sprinkles of course, and both rainbow and chocolate are offered. And ... dips. Dairy Twirl also stands out in this area, offering not just chocolate and cherry dip like most places, but also peanut butter, coconut, and blue raspberry! Sprinkles and dips are both $0.50 to add on, and totally worth it.
I tend to go for the dips, because they are more novel and rare, but, they do require care and caution when eating on a hot day. Soft serve melts quickly, and when you can't get to it to lick it because of the dip shell, it can cause quite the runny mess very quickly. On hot days, or when I'm particularly wanting sprinkles, I'll go for sprinkles instead. I very, very rarely opt for no sprinkles or dip, as they genuinely add to the experience for me.
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| "Creamsicle": Orange Pineapple and Vanilla, Coconut Dip, Half-Small. $2.25. |
- Coconut: The coconut dip actually has shredded coconut in it. The shell itself didn't have much coconut flavor though, most like a kinda waxy sweet white chocolate. It was fine, but, I wouldn't get it again. [ Previous notes: not very flavorful, although it did have visible chunks of toasted coconut. ]
- Peanut Butter: Clearly not actually peanut butter, but, I did really like the flavor, and it went well with vanilla. [ Previous notes: I really like the peanut butter! It goes great with chocolate ice cream. ]
- Blue Raspberry: Stunning color! Sweet, and actually does taste a bit like blue raspberry. Amazing combination with lemon or black raspberry ice cream.
Soft Serve Flavor Notes
- Black Raspberry: Creamy, decent raspberry flavor [ kinda standard, creamy, but not much flavor. ] [ Creamy, but meh, flavor not awesome ] [ Don't really like the black raspberry soft serve] [ A bit too raspberry for me? ] [ Creamy good, nice raspberry flavor ]
- Blueberry; about teh same as black raspberry, creamy, but not tons flavor [ Creamy ,ok blueberry flavor but not awesome ]
- Chocolate: Creamy, decent but I never like chocolate. [ This is fine, but, it is chocolate soft serve, which I just don't usually like. Ok to mix with mint, but, really, I'd rather not have it. ]
- Coffee: Very sweet, not much coffee flavor, do not like [ Creamy and smooth, but, not much coffee flavor ] [ Good coffee flavor, but a bit icy ] [ Creamy, mild coffee flavor, just not my thing. ]
- Lemon: Amazing! I don't like lemon in desserts usually, so I don't even know why I tried this, but, I loved it. Slightly tart, sweet, and great lemon flavor. I really loved this, and it paired nicely with both vanilla and black raspberry.
- Mango: Didn't taste too fake, decent.
- Mint: quite refreshing, great with chocolate sprinkles [Good mint flavor, very creamy] [ Very good ] [ One of my absolute favorites. Really strong mint flavor. Fine on its own, or mixed with vanilla ]
- Orange Pineapple: I didn't really taste the pineapple in this, but the flavor was sweet citrus, and it goes well with vanilla a la creamsicle. [ When you have this alone, without vanilla, you can almost taste the fruity pineapple, but it is a much stronger orange flavor ... which is fine actually. ]
- Peach: Very creamy, very good peach flavor. A favorite.
- Pistachio: I didn't like this. My mom says it is too sweet, which wasn't my problem exactly. It was too ... pistachio flavored?
- Strawberry: Tasted a bit too fake.
- Vanilla; creamy, not much flavor, meh [ Very good vanilla creamy decent flavor ] [ Creamy, solid, good. ] [ Creamy, solid, classic, good. ]
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| Strawberry Shake. $4.75. |
On one visit, my mom picked up a strawberry shake for someone else. I may have snuck a sip.
The shake was, well, a shake. Strawberry ice cream and milk, blended. No topping was offered. It was served in a thick styrofoam cup with a large boba style straw. It took considerably longer to prepare than a cone, and was priced fairly high ($4.75 for hard ice cream based, $3.75 for soft). I guess if you wanted a shake this is a fine option, but I'm not sure why one would opt for this given the other options.
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