VANILLA
September Organic, 500ml, £4.09
01544 312910
I can see the vanilla, but I can't taste it! Very creamy, though, and it has a fantastic colour.
Three stars
Doddington orchid, 490ml, £5
01668 283010
Very nice milky taste. A lovely ice cream, but where is the vanilla?
Three stars
Marks & Spencer extremely, 550ml, £3.49
It tastes of butter and it looks like butter. Creamy, frozen butter.
One star
Waitrose Madagascan, 500ml, £2.89
Milky with an undescriptive flavour, dark and almost dry.
One star
Asda extra special, 500ml, £2.48
No flavour at all. Maybe it's because it melts in my mouth before I get to taste it.
One star
STRAWBERRY
September, 500ml, £4.09
01544 312910
Smooth and creamy. Tastes real but the flavour is too faint.
Three stars
M&S extremely, 550ml, £3.49
Looks great. Soft, milky and creamy and the syrup gives flavour, but it tastes fake.
Two stars.
Asda extra special, 500ml, £1.48
Nice strawberry taste, maybe a bit too bitter. I would still eat it, though.
Two stars
Rocombe organic, 500ml, £4.50
01761 462798
Strange colour. It kicks you with the sweet acidity of strawberry, which disappears.
One star
Waitrose organic, 750ml, £3.59
It looks fresh, but it's very sweet and the strawberry flavour should be much stronger.
One star
CHOCOLATE
Ben & Jerry's chocolate therapy, 500ml, £3.79
widely available
Very dark, strong flavour. Lovely bitter chocolate.
Four stars
September choc-a-lot, 500ml, £4.09
01544 312910
Nice and delicate. Smooth and creamy. Almost elegant.
Four stars
Waitrose simply, 500g, £2.89
Good chocolate flavour and I really like the sauce.
Three stars
Rocombe organic twice chocolate, 500ml, £4.50
01761 462798
Very creamy and the chocolate pieces are good. Lovely.
Three stars
M&S count on us crunch, 500ml, £2.99
I like the crunchy bits. It tastes of milk chocolate. It's a good one.
Three stars
WITH CAKES OR BISCUITS
M&S extremely chocolate brownie, 550ml, £3.49
The brownie tastes real and it has a good chocolate flavour. Delicious.
Four stars
Ben & Jerry's peace of cake, 500ml, £3.79
widely available
It's very good. Full of flavours.
Four stars
Sainbury's chocolate cookies and cream, 1L, £1.75
It looks nice and it's quite cakey and chocolatey. OK.
Three stars
Asda summerfruit cheesecake, 1L, £1.67
It tastes factory-made. Why not use real ingredients?
Three stars
September organic brown bread, 500ml, £4.09
01544 312910
It's very different, but I'm not keen on the flavour.
One star
SORBETS
Rocombe organic blackcurrant, 500ml, £4.50
01761 462798
Lovely flavour, beautiful colour
Four stars
Waitrose mango, 750ml, £2.89
Zesty. It's well-made and has the right consistency. Good stuff.
Three stars
M&S mango, 500ml, £2.99
Has a lovely mature mango flavour. I like it, it's very nice.
Three stars
Sainsbury's mango, 500ml, £1.45
It's got the right colour and the right syrupy taste.
Three stars
Asda lemon, 500ml, £1.48
Extremely chemical taste. Has this ever seen a lemon? It tastes like gas.
No stars
ICE LOLLIES
M&S raspberry and mango, 6x73ml, £2.99
Mmm, it's good. You can actually taste the fruits. And I like that I can bite into it.
Three stars
Waitrose orange juice, 4x73ml, £1.99
Obviously mass-produced, but it's not bad. It's very sweet and tastes of orange.
Three stars
Tesco finest freshly squeezed orange, 4x73ml, £1.99
Is it mango? Refreshing, but nothing special.
Two stars
Calippo strawberry, 105g, 65p
widely available
Typical synthetic strawberry flavour.
Sainsbury's real fruit lollies, 10x73ml, £1.35
I can't tell what flavour this one is supposed to have.
One star
ICE-CREAM CONES
Cornetto whippy, 125ml, 99p
Good presentation. The cone is crispy and the ice cream is good.
Three stars
Waitrose triple chocolate, 3x110ml, £2.29
Nice and soft. The pieces of chocolate are good. Shame there are no nuts.
Three stars
Asda, chocolate and nut, 690ml, £1.11
The ice cream flavour is OK and the cone is still crispy. Quite nice.
Three stars
M&S chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut, 6x120ml, £2.99
Traditional ice cream cone, like 20 years ago. It's time to improve the flavour.
Two stars
Sainsbury's chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut, 6x120ml, £1.20
Exactly like the previous one.
Two stars
ICE-CREAM STICKS
Sainsbury's mint indulgence, 3x100ml, £1.69
Good chocolate coating and the mint is lovely. I really like this one.
Four stars
Waitrose coffee, 3x110ml, £2.29
The coffee flavour comes through well and the nuts in the coating are great.
Four stars
Tesco triple chocolate, 3x90ml, £1.79
Tastes of real chocolate. A nice but average ice cream.
Three stars
Asda moments Belgian milk chocolate and vanilla, 300ml, £1.18
I can actually taste the vanilla in this one and the thin coating is good.
Three stars
Magnum classic, 3x360ml, £1.75
widely available
Big and simple. I like the simplicity. OK chocolate and OK ice cream.
Three stars
LOW-FAT ICE CREAMS
Ben & Jerry's chocolate fudge, 500ml, £3.78
widely available
Lovely. You can't taste it's low-fat.
Three stars
Waitrose perfectly balanced butterscotch ripple, 500ml, £2.39 Very good, strong caramel flavour.
Three stars
M&S count on us caramel fudge, 500ml, £2.99
It's clearly low-fat, but still very nice. It's a great fudge.
Three stars
WeightWatchers toffee and honeycomb sundaes, 2x180ml, £1.18
Too sweet and artificial.
One star
Asda vanilla good for you, 1L, £1.67
It's low-fat, it's probably good for you, but it doesn't taste of anything.
One star
UNUSUAL ICE CREAMS
Fresh Daisy parsnip and pear, 500ml, £3.79
0870 240 7028
Great marriage of flavours. It's got heart and soul. Fantastic.
Five stars
Doddington rose, 500ml, £5
01668 283010
Full of flavour. Extremely elegant. Very real and natural.
Five stars
Häagen-Dazs coconut and macaroon, 500ml, £3.79
widely available
Lovely big chunks of macaroon. Tastes great.
Four stars
M&S extremely maple pecan, 550ml, £3.49
Mmm, very nice. Good ingredients and well made.
Four stars
September butterscotch, 500ml, £4.09
Delicious. Good ice cream. The butterscotch tastes exactly as it should.
Four stars
