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Ben & Jerry's has just announced the top five finalists in their Do Us A Flavor contest and is now going to set about narrowing down the field to one winner. All totaled, there were about 40,000 entries in the contest - a remarkable number considering that the contest was only advertised online - including the Cannoli flavor that we saw here. The finalists will have to make up their flavors for the judges in October, just as the Haagen-Dazs finalists had to when they competed to design a new flavor. The judging will be done by "the company's flavor gurus" and the final flavors are:
- ApricotAbra - a mix of vanilla and apricot preserves
- Wackie Chan - Sweet cream and ginger-flavored ice cream, with chocolate-covered fortune cookie bits and fudge swirl
- Italian Renaissance - Amaretto ice cream, cherry chunks and sliced almonds
- Mojito - Lime-based sherbet with mint, brown sugar and rum
- Puttin' on a Ritz - Vanilla ice cream, caramel and Ritz crackers
Wackie Chan really seems to fit in with a lot of the company's other flavors, not to mention that the name is reminiscent of other famous-figure flavors, like Cherry Garcia. Mojito seems like it would be a refreshing contrast to some of the other flavors and the Ritz combination sounds like it sprang from someone's idea of comfort food. Which flavor do you think will make it into the stores?
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9-20-2006 @2:35PM Fran said... Italian Renaissance sound fantastic. Wish I had a bowl right now! This definitely gets my vote gets me hungry right now. What are we waiting for Ben & Jerry's?
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9-20-2006 @3:39PM Judy said... Wackie Chan for sure!!! The Italian runs a far second.
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9-20-2006 @2:41PM Debbie said... Italian Renaissance sound wonderful!! But you need to name it something like Cherry Almond Da Vinci, The Ultimate Renaissance or Mona Cherries....only with a clever kick to it.
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9-20-2006 @2:36PM Helene Maixner said... Wacky Chan is definitely a Ben and Jerrys type of flavor. The appricot would of been great if it had one more ingrediant.
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9-20-2006 @2:37PM Lynn said... The Ginger Flavor sounds "peachy" to me. Let's go for it!
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9-20-2006 @2:41PM marge said... Italian Renaissance...sound deliciously romantic.
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9-20-2006 @2:38PM anonymous said... Anything with alcohol is a big trun off for me, so nix the amaretto and rum flavors. Apricot and Ritz crackers- barf! I guess that leaves Wackie Chan.....
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9-20-2006 @2:39PM Gina said... My vote is for the ApricotAbra, although the Wackie Chan would work for me almost as well. If the Ritz were unslated I'd definitely go for the last one!!
Life is short...eat dessert first!!
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9-20-2006 @2:37PM Anne said... THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SOUNDS DELICIOUS, YUM
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9-20-2006 @2:38PM Michael Owen Williams said... All of them sound fantastic!I would love to taste all of them!But I'm not sure about Mojito.Ben & Jerry(B&J)keep the ice creams coming!I love your ice cream!
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9-20-2006 @2:49PM Christine said... Amaretto, almonds and cherries? Does he have a brother?
It sounds like a Casatta cake found only in the finest of bakeries in Little Italy, dripping with Pasitto Liquor....like Rachel Ray says YUMMO!
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9-20-2006 @2:39PM Gayann Christy said... I think the Italian Renaissance is the one my taste buds would die for.
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9-20-2006 @2:40PM Diva said... I don't think I would like Ritz crackers in my ice cream!
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9-20-2006 @3:51PM Helene Maixner said... Wacky Chans is difinitely a Ben and Jerry flavor of ice cream. Finally a desert after Chinese food. The apricot would be great too if they would add one more flavor
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9-20-2006 @2:40PM Lisa said... my vote is for wachy chan or Italian Renaissance! HMMM sounds good.
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9-20-2006 @2:40PM JADE CATALANO said... ITALIAN RENAISSANCE IS THE ONE TO PICK....GO WITH IT MAKE CUSTOMERS HAPPY AND MAKE SOME MONEY B&J - you guys are the best!!!
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9-20-2006 @2:42PM Susan said... Enough with more and more ice cream with more and more chocolate. Believe it or not, some of us "DO NOT LIKE CHOCOLATE!" We are the ones who need more choices. Mojito would fill the bill. B & J's is definitely missing the boat by concentrating on just one segment of the population, they already have enough to choose from. Come on all of you non-chocolate lovers, lets hear from you too!!!!
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9-20-2006 @2:42PM Rosie Malley said... They ALL sound awful to me. Sorry.
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9-20-2006 @2:41PM Nelly said... Italian Renaissance sounds the best!!
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9-20-2006 @2:41PM DS said... Wackie chan!- but if canoli if it were a finalist! Why didnt canoli make it over ther ritz crackers? I love ritz crackers but i cant imagine dipping them in ice cream unless I was high!
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