The Flavours
Mövenpick's ice cream comes in eight distinct flavours – Caramelita, Crème Brûlée, Maple Walnut, Stracciatella, Strawberry, Swiss Chocolate, Tiramisu and Vanilla Dream. They also do four flavours of sorbets – Yoghurt, Mango, Blackcurrant and Raspberry.
You can grab yourself a scoop at Mövenpick’s Lobby Lounge, Brasserie, Robata Grill and Lounge, AYU and the Vistas Rooftop Bar. Or simply drop by the Arpico – Hyde Park and the Cargills Food City down Staple Street. They are available in 100ml cups, 500ml and 1-litre tubs.
In this taste-off, we have rounded up only five of the ice cream flavours, which were available at the aforementioned supermarkets. Priced at Rs. 395, these are 100ml cups.
Vanilla Dream
Starting with the simplest flavour out of the lot – the Vanilla Dream. Vanilla is a flavour that has never floated my boat, but I must say that I quite enjoyed this one. The vanilla flavour that shone through the light, yet creamy texture of the ice cream was quite strong, but not in an overly sweet way. A scoop of this would do really nice with some hot fudge, or choco-nut brownies.
Caramelita
Talk about being hit over the head with a load of flavours – Mövenpick's Caramelita ice cream was pure caramel bliss! With well-distributed swirls of caramel to go with every spoonful, this one also had quite a bit of crispy biscotti bits to make it much more interesting. The texture was so smooth and scooped easily – we loved this one.
Maple Walnut
Harmonising the flavours of good old Maple syrup and bits of caramelised walnut to perfection, this was a pleasure to dive in. In every spoonful, we could see how the ripples of maple syrup evenly dispersed throughout its silky texture. There was a good balance between milky and sweet flavours, while the walnut bits added a welcoming crunch.
Swiss Chocolate
This is probably our favourite one out of the lot. Reminiscing the flavour palette of the Swiss chocolate, this one also had a handful of Maracaibo Cocoa shavings, which enriched its flavour even more. The dark chocolate notes here were so intense – quite similar to what we experienced during our review of King Cone Ice Cream ²'s Double Dutch ice cream.
Strawberry
Conclusion
We were super excited to try the Crème Brûlée, Stracciatella, and Tiramisu ice cream flavours, but I guess we have to wait a while until the stocks come in. Anyway, we quite enjoyed all the flavours we found. True – it's expensive (I mean, almost Rs. 400 for a cup is not the most affordable option). But we'd say, it's worth it, considering the significant and successful flavours that they offer.
