The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

Remember my last post about Talenti where I was like, "I really want to try their Double Dark Chocolate gelato herpaderapdo"? Well I was an idiot and I'd forgotten the second pint of Talenti I'd bought from the sale at John's Grocery was, in fact, Double Dark Chocolate. So there you go. Again, the description on the Talenti website of this flavor is totally fabulous. It reads Dark chocolate gelato blended with semisweet Belgian Callebaut chocolate morsels and just a tish of vermouth. Is it possible to have a crush on a frozen dessert? I don't even know what a "tish" is. Google doesn't even know what a "tish" is. I don't even care what a tish is. What I want to ask is, however, is it possible to have a crush of a frozen dessert description writer? Well, now we've gotten that awkwardness out of the way, gelato. Oh boy this gelato. I'm going to warn you know, if I sound like a pompous wine connoisseur, I'm sorry. Wa...

Is chocolate good?  Yes.  Is dark chocolate better? Yes.  Is MOTHER-LOVING DOUBLE DARK CHOCOLATE EVEN BETTER!? Yes. My last pint of Talenti, Sicilian Pistachio wasn't as great as I had hoped, so I was praying that Double Dark Chocolate would be a more typical delicious pint of Talenti gelato.  In general I think Talenti's chocolate-y, caramel-y, really dessert-y flavors are much better than their fruity, less dessert-y flavors.  (What kind of adjective is dessert-y anyway?  It's one of those 'you'll know it when you see it' situations.)  Double Dark Chocolate was no exception. I have very few pictures of this because I at it all.  Sorry I'm not sorry. From Talenti's website this is Semisweet Belgian Callebaut chocolate morsels are united with dark chocolate gelato and a splash of vermouth.  The result: a new, tempting meaning for smooth and rich. This gelato was incredibly rich and full bodied.  Some dark chocolate is not a...