Izzy's - Strawberry Mint Mojito

Strawberry Mint Mojito - Strawberry Ice Cream, Pureed Fresh Mint, Lime Juice and a Hint of Rum

Today's flavor is from the Saint Paul-based Izzy's Ice Cream.  The flavor is called Strawberry Mint Mojito and is the Best in Show flavor of the People's Flavor Awards event which Izzy's held last month.  The contest is held every other year and this year I was able to go.  Included below are a few pictures that I took while I was there. 

2019 People's Flavor Awards registration desk

Scooping Bins for Kids Flavor finalists

Flavor Card for the Best in Show

Fruit Category Finalists:  Strawberry Mint Mojito (right), Mango Lassi Coconut Crunch (bottom), Cranberry Craze (left), Soccer Mom (top)

It was a really fun event.  They served Izzy-scoop sized portions into little paper cups.  There were six categories with 4 flavors each in most of the categories and 6 flavors in the non-dairy category to make a total of 26 flavors.  You could eat the ice cream at your own pace and could even go back in line for seconds if you really liked a flavor.  I had a good time and would definitely go ahead.

The Best in Show flavor was from the Fruit category and is called Strawberry Mint Mojito.  It is a strawberry ice cream mixed mixed with lime juice, pureed mint leaves a touch of rum.  Being the winning flavor means that it is likely to be promoted to a regular flavor and put into their scooping bin rotation alongside previous flavor award winners.  Izzy's has written a blog post about the new flavor which includes some cool photos.  I do remember enjoying this flavor quite a bit from the day of the contest and I am looking forward to having it again in pint format.

Removing the lid, I see the dark pink color of the strawberry base which quite a few dark specks visible throughout the pint.  Digging in, the strawberry flavor is fairly strong, a little bit tart and quite delicious.  The dark specks are not seeds, though.  They are small pieces of mint!  I definitely do notice the mint flavor from time to time -- and especially when I bit into one of these small flecks. I do taste a bit of rum from time to time.  It adds a bit of flavor without being at all 'boozy'.

This is a great new flavor from Izzy's Ice Cream -- a very deserving winner of the People's Flavor Award contest.  It has a good strong mix of strawberry and lime when you first taste it and the mint and rum are noticeable as a 'finish'.  This has me curious about other fruit-and-mint blending possibilities.  Enjoy.