Liquor-Infused Ice Cream: Aubi & Ramsa 21+ Ice Cream & Sorbet With Alcohol
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Our Top Pick Of The Week—and perhaps the Top Pick of our Lifetime—is the celestial liquor-infused ice cream and sorbet from Aubi & Ramsa. It may be National Ice Cream Month, but in any month, these fantasy pints deliver scoops of the greatest joy. We do not exaggerate. Ice cream is our favorite food, and as a specialty food writer, we have had quite a few “super-premium” and “ultra-premium” ice creams from all over the country. We’ve had other brands of alcohol-infused ice cream†, too. But Aubi & Ramsa is in a class by itself: a unique line of small-batch, ultra-premium wine- and spirit-infused ice creams* that dazzle beyond belief. Again, we do not exaggerate. The spirits used are top-shelf: Don Julio Tequila, Hendrick’s Gin, Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Macallan 12 Year Scotch, and Veuve Cliquot Champagne, for example. Founders Matias Aubi and Rafael Ramirez have created something unique and out-of-this-world. Not only is the base ice cream outstanding, but the infusion of alcohol reaches new heights. The ice cream and sorbet are prepared using a process that blends in the alcohol so that its taste remains vibrant. There’s plenty of flavor of Bourbon, Cognac, gin, rum, Scotch, tequila, etc.‡‡ dancing on your palate. Disclaimer: Presently, shipping is only available to California, Florida, New York, and Texas. Is it worth moving for? Well…you can start by taking a vacation to Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, New York City, or Tampa, where there are Aubi & Ramsa ice cream parlors. Eat as much as you want, then take more back to your hotel room. The ice creams and sorbets contain 4.9% A.B.V. (ice cream and sorbet won’t freeze solid above 5%). That’s just 9.8 proof, so yes, you can eat and drive. Of course, these frozen delights include no preservatives or colors; they’re 100% natural. In each, you’ll discover a symphony of flavors. For those who are hungry to know: The Highland Truffle ice cream, made with Macallan 12-Year Scotch and chocolate bits, is by far the company’s most popular flavor. It was ours, too. It is simply the best chocolate ice cream we will ever have. The Ice Creams There are two sizes: 16-ounce pints and 3.7-ounce individual containers. You select which flavors you’d like. Head to AubiRamsa.com. Matias Aubi and Rafael Ramsa met while working as creative directors for an advertising agency network. Together they developed the brand’s concept, feel, and look (great job, guys!). Given how hard it is to get an ice cream business off the ground (it melts!), much less license names from big liquor companies, we take our hat off to them. And we send them lots of gratitude for their remarkable ice cream. |
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________________ *The brand calls its products “gelato,” but there is no “ultra-premium” gelato. Gelato is less rich than ice cream. See the difference between ice cream and gelato here. †Mercer’s Wine Ice Cream, Tipsy Scoop, and Wine Cellar Sorbets, for starters. ‡It finally dawned on us that “ABC” derives from A for Amaretto, B for Baileys, and C for Cognac. ‡‡Want to know why some of these spirits are capitalized and others not? Because formal names are capitalized. Bourbon, Cognac, and Tequila are cities or counties; gin and rum are not. So, for example, you would not capitalize “red wine” or “white wine,” but would capitalize a Manhattan cocktail, a Moscow Mule, or a Singapore Sling.
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