It’s one of those things (like coffee milk) that only seem to sell in New England.

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Interesting Facts. Devon House I-Scream, 26 Hope Road, Kingston, (876) 929-7038, and other locations across Jamaica. This is the flavor most likely to elicit a “Really?” from the uninitiated. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I believe it is also sold in large Tesco's. Taste The Tropics® Great Nut® Flavor. The Ice Cream Factory, 408 E. Sandford Blvd, Mount Vernon, NY, (914) 699-1349. Same Flat Rate, Cold Shipping for up to 4 Tropical Flavors!

( Log Out /  Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The only word to describe is great! “Jamaicans just like the flavor of alcohol in ice cream,” says Marlon Davis, founder of the New York-based Nesberry’s ice-cream chain. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. This recipe is very similar to my rum & raisin ice-cream recipe. It plays on how they grew up and what they were exposed to. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Thru shows contemporary works at Art Society, http://www.largeup.com/2015/07/28/cool-rulers-jamaican-ice-cream, Follow Repeating Islands on WordPress.com, Centro de Estudios del Caribe–Casa de las Americas, 'Enslaved' Episode 3: Samuel L Jackson follows trail of sugar, money and death in South America and Europe, Diana Paton: “The Racist History of Jamaica’s Obeah Act”, Uncovering The Lost Shipwrecks Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Cultural revolutions: how dub reggae’s beats conquered 70s Britain, THE WONDROUS AND TRAGIC LIFE OF IVAN AND IVANA by Maryse Condé, The Orisha Tradition: An African Worldview (CCCADI), Time, Energy and Bat Guano: A New Exhibit of Overlooked Connections, The Real Story Behind Misbehaviour According To The Woman Who Lived It, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz on the First Work She Ever Loved. Contact Information. Taste the Tropics, 1839 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY, (718) 856-0821. Then, there’s rum raisin, the rare Caribbean confection that’s actually gone mainstream: Baskin Robbins has a version, and so does Blue Bell. In reality, there’s hardly enough alcohol content in these concoctions to get anyone buzzed—usually about 1.5 percent—but there’s something about satisfying your sweet tooth with the same flavors that get you drunk that just appeals to Jamaican sensibilities.

Uncle Junior’s Ice Cream, at the annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Fest, Sunrise, FL and Queens, NY, (786) 361-1103. For a more extensive guide to Jamaican and tropical ice cream flavors, see our list here. Here’s a look at some of our favorite Jamaican-style ice-cream shops, so you can satisfy that Guinness and Grape Nut craving wherever you are, from Mandeville to Maryland: Devon House I-Scream, 26 Hope Road, Kingston, (876) 929-7038, and other locations across Jamaica.