Sweet Science - Cherry Sorbet

Cherry Sorbet - Morello Cherry Sorbet

 

Twin Cities-based Sweet Science has a new fruit sorbet for the fall called Cherry Sorbet.  Their scoop shop is now in Edina, but I picked up this flavor at the Golden Fig on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul.  Other places such as Whole Foods, Kowalski's and several co-ops also stock Sweet Science, but the Golden Fig does well to keep up with the latest seasonal flavors (which is usually what I am looking for).  Checking the ingredient list, today's sorbet uses Morello cherries which is the darker variety of a sour cherry -- which I recall from a previous review is not all that "sour" in absolute terms (in fact that flavor was quite delicious).  I have had many cherry flavors before (see flavor tag here), but I think this is my first simple cherry sorbet.  The closest I have come is the old Izzy's flavor Pomegranate Pizzazz! which was a cherry-pomegranate sorbet.  Let's check it out.

Removing the lid, the sorbet has a beautiful bright red color.  Digging in, the cherry flavor is quite delicious.  The flavor of the Morello cherry is not as dark as a dark cherry but not as bright as a Bing cherry.  A melted version of this would make for a delicious juice.  The texture of the sorbet is quite good.  It is a sorbet, which means there is no dairy or even non-dairy or imitation 'creams' -- it is just fruit juice and ice. Sweet Science does a very good job of churning their sorbets so that they are still easy to scoop and don't get hard or slushy.  The flavor is good, but not overwhelming and I am easily able to eat the entire pint in one sitting.

This is a very delicious cherry sorbet from Sweet Science.  It makes me think that there should be more cherry sorbets.  It's worth checking out if you're in the mood for a fruit sorbet this fall.