Ice Cream meltdown

The Irish take some licking when it comes to ice-cream. We all have our flavours and our favourites. There’s nothing quite as refreshing as sitting back on a glorious summer’s day and indulging in the taste of mint, chocolate chip, or smooth vanilla ice-cream. In the middle of a Summer heatwave, it comes as no surprise that the Irish public are eating an ice-cream every second.

A recent report claimed that Dubliners favour vanilla for first and second spots on their top ten list.

Others are more adventurous with flavours like Fruit with Mascarpone Lime Ice-cream, a Mint Aero, and a Ferrero Rocher Ice-cream Cake also in the mix.

Ice-cream maker HB have reported that nearly two million ice-creams were consumed during the 2018 heatwave in Ireland, and that more than 11 ice creams are being eaten per second. The Iceberger is the standout favourite, with more than one being enjoyed every second. This is followed by Brunch, of which 50 are consumed every minute.

Top Meltdowns:

Ice-cream sales have gone into meltdown in Ireland with members of the public eating an ice-cream every second.

1. Scrumdiddlys: One of the best ice-cream parlours in the country. Home of the Scrummy Tub to be filled with as many chocolate delights and ice-cream flavours as possible.

Fill it, stick it and drip it. They have over 2,400 combinations. Get there early as there are queues out the door. Available at Main Street, Donabate and Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire.

2.Teddy’s: Dun Laoghaire: as traditional an experience as a walk on the pier. Established since 1950 and well-known for their famous vanilla whip ice-cream and old-style boiled sweets.

3. Ginos: Dublin City Centre: They have three locations in the city centre and have ice-cream down to a fine art – making people smile for three generations. They also have a number of awards – the Best Producer in Wicklow from Blás na hÉireann in 2016 and the Silver Award for Pistachio Gelato.

4. Murphy’s: Produced in Dingle, Co. Kerry with shops on Strand Street and also in Killarney and in Dublin’s Wicklow Street. Their trademark is the innovative combinations and their blue tubs. The company was founded in 2000 and they break every egg by hand. They enhance the taste by not using any colouring or flavouring, artificial or otherwise. They even make their own chocolate chips and boil down Dingle sea water to make their own salt.

5. Londis Batterstown: The County Meath garage has become well-known for their delicious ice-creams and recently for their triple size 99s, which do very well on social media with lots of followers!

Dublin Live www.dublinlive.ie provide a full list of Ireland’s most popular ice-cream selections via the popular delivery platform was:

1. Vanilla Ice-cream from Devilicious Desserts (Dublin)

2. Nutella & Vanilla Ice-cream Crepe from Anderson’s Creperie (Dublin)

3. Fruit with Mascarpone Lime Ice-cream from Klaw (Dublin)

4. Ice-cream Cookie Sambo from Sweet Republic (Dublin)

5. Mint Aero Ice-cream from Teddy’s Dun Laoghaire, available at Luigi Malone’s (Dublin)

6. Toffee Ice-cream from the Embassy Grill (Dublin)

7. Ice-cream Sundae from the Camden Rotisserie (Dublin)

8. Ben & Jerry’s Ice-cream from A Slice of Heaven (Dublin)

9. Oreo Sundae from Sun of a Bun (Cork)

10. Ferrero Rocher Ice-cream Cake from Cafe Bliss (Dublin)