NS 22 - Orchard MRT Station [ION Orchard]

HAPPY 2011 EVERYONE!

Whether or not the past year had been a blast of a time or a terrible memory, it's all over now and let's look forward to the beautiful years ahead of us! I wouldn't say I had exactly the best times of my life in 2010, but I definitely do know that there are still many more years to come and hence many more beautiful memories to create. (:

Anyway, apologies with regard to my previous hiatus as I've recently got enlisted into the army. So yes, no more hair. I had quite a few ice cream trips in the weeks before I enlisted, but haven't really had the time to get down to typing and all, however, seeing that today is such a special occasion, I shall do up at least one post for the first day of the new year.

I was supposed to have booked out on Wednesday night earlier this week but unfortunately/fortunately (depending on how you see it) I was selected for this week's regimented guard duty in camp, so I stayed in all the way till Friday. So I went out on the first day of the new year with N and E, and we decided to grab my favorite ice cream so far, Latte (otherwise known as milk flavored) ice cream, from Gusttimo!

picture taken from Google Images
Gusttimo Di Roma - ION Orchard
2 Orchard Turn #01-17
ION Orchard
Tel: 6509 9380
Opening hours as accorded with ION Orchard

Located at the pocket-burning zone (well that's what poor people like me and my friends call it, since the wallets around the area at that level produce at least two zeroes on a single receipt) of ION Orchard, you could find Gusttimo sitting at the corner area right in front of an escalator coming up from B1.

First started out in Rome, Italy Gusttimo moved on to hit Seoul, Korea and experimented with the Asian taste buds. No doubt they swept the Koreans off their feet with the art of Gelato (just like how they managed to sweep me off of my feet in Singapore). Gusttimo provides a total of 230 seasonal flavors and prepares 32 best in season flavors catered to consumers.

One thing to note about Gusttimo is that they recommend a selection of at least three flavors in a single cup so that the customers could enjoy multiple varieties of quality ice cream in a single purchase. In this case I would say that this so-called policy is very much a form of privilege provided for the customers. I'm pretty sure most of you can guess (without even doubting, due to the outlet's very location) that the high quality gelato produced comes with a erm, high quality price tag as well. At $7.20 a cup, I would say that it is fairly much more reasonable to get three flavors than just a single flavor. However, it is still possible for you to purchase an entire cup of one single flavor at your request. (And that, is very much a privilege as well)

Somewhat behaving like a monster unleashed from a thousand-year-talisman-seal (well that's what happen to most people when they got locked up and tamed in camp) the very greedy me had the biggest appetite for ice cream today and hence we got ourselves two cups of six flavors!


Melon
(honeydew)

Latte
(fresh milk)

Black Rice
(Pulut Hitam)

White Wine

Cream Cheese

My all-time favorite at Gusttimo would be Latte, it's really very simply, milk ice cream. And the relationship I have with milk, is indescribably heavenly. I would definitely also recommend the Melon flavor (by now you all can most probably tell that I love melons, like some psychotic wild animal that lives off on melons and ONLY melons, just like how anteaters survive solely on ONLY ants), which is absolutely strong in its honeydew taste, but do take caution that the flavor can be pretty much overpowering.

The cream cheese flavor, according to reviews found online, is an all-time favorite among the netizens in Korea, so I would definitely recommend it if you are a cheese lover. The cheese taste isn't very strong, and doesn't come hitting you up until after the ice cream melts on your tongue, leaving an after-taste of pure creamy cheese. Do also try the Black Rice as it's very much different from the usual magic you get from Island Creamery or The Daily Scoop. The Black Rice flavor at Gusttimo focuses purely on elevating the flavor of black rice, giving you the pure taste of the main ingredient rather than enhancing the flavor by using coconut milk like IC or TDS.

There was a sixth flavor which I absolutely abhorred cause it tasted quite horrifying (in my opinion), if I'm not wrong it would be the Soy-Vanilla flavor or something. It's yellow in color, my apologies if I'm pretty vague on describing the flavor, but it was just as horrifying as the White Wine flavor (another flavor which I found repulsive), such that I didn't give either flavors any attention at all. :P


By the way, they also have a seemingly awesome ambiance, great for friends to catch over ice cream, or simply sit by and chill. Do note that they also serve pastries that go along with their gelato.


Here's N and E letting you guys know that if you need more information, go on to:

GUSTTIMO DI ROMA

Once again, Happy New Year to all my lovely readers! (:

Breeks Cafe Ice Cream Buffet

Greetings all my sexy ice-creamoholics! I bring great news to share with you all as look out for the Ice Cream Buffet down at Breeks Cafe! It's ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT and totally a ridiculous deal at just approximately $10 per person.

However, do note that they only serve up to ONE GLASS per order and you have to finish your glass of ice cream before ordering a second serving (or maybe like the thousandth serving if you have an insatiable appetite for ice cream!)

For more information click the following link:

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT @ Breeks

And in case you were wondering where are the nearest Breeks Cafe outlets to your place, fret not for I have them listed here.

Changi Airport, Terminal 2
Viewing Mall North
Level 3 Terminal 2 (T2)
Singapore Changi Airport
Tel: 6543 1339 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 6543 1339

Causeway Point
1 Woodlands Square
#04-01 Causeway Point
Singapore 738099
Tel: 6893 6339 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 6893 6339

Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-07 Marina Square
Singapore 039594
Tel: 6333 1339 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting6333 1339

HarbourFront Centre
1 Maritime Square
#01-99 HarbourFront Centre
Singapore 099253
Tel: 6271 3033 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 6271 3033

North Point
#03-06/07
930 Yishun Avenue 2
Singapore 769098
Tel: 6257 4339 begin_of_the_skype_highlightin 66666666257 4339

City Square Mall
180 Kitchener Road
#03-21/22
Singapore 208539
Tel: 6299 4339

So what are you waiting for? Grab your money and head on down to Breeks to enjoy this deal while it lasts! (:

Credits to R for the awesome information! (:

NS 2 - Bukit Batok MRT Station

So as I mentioned in my previous post, I was kind of busy with Erdinger's Oktober Festival 2010 at Swiss Club, but nevertheless, I managed to squeeze out some time, precious ice cream time to do a little review. Hehe.

R was on her way down to her gram's place, so we decided to a little review on the humble Northsouth Line Station, Bukit Batok. As most of you would know Bukit Batok for it's tiny and much useless West Mall (I stay right next to the mall, even the Macdonald's located at another block is much more useful, so don't try to debate with me), be also glad to know that on the second level of the tiny mall, you would find one of the four outlets of a rather famous ice cream parlour.

logo taken from Udders.com.sg

UDDERS - West Mall
1 Bukit Batok Central Link
#02-10 West Mall
Singapore 658713
Tel: 6862 2192
Mondays to Sundays: 11am - 10.30pm

Déjà moo? Heard this cow before? Well you've got to hear more about what they are all about! Udders focus on five simple criteria for their ice cream, Fresh, Home-made, Natural, Original, Healthy (hmmms, not sure about that one, but ice cream is no doubt healthy for the brain since it ups your mood!).

Slightly hidden behind retailing outlets, be sure not to miss out on Udders ice cream when you drop by West Mall in Bukit Batok! This is my favorite outlet of their four existing outlets, much due to the fact that I live right across the street and was able to get my own pints of ice cream daily back when my wisdom tooth surgery nearly killed me (in my own PJs and with disheveled hair as well as a swollen pork chop left cheek).


So, in an honorary post, I decided that the West Mall outlet (under Bukit Batok MRT) would be the first entry to post about Udders ice cream!

Some flavors you might want to give it a shot when you hop by any Udders Outlet would be:

Mao Shan Wang Durian
(King of Cat Mountain durian)
Connoisseur Range
King of the king of fruits, need we say more? It's either you'll live to love it, or hate it. So drop your caucasian genes and grab yourself a cup!

Gila Melaka
(gula melaka, attap chee)
Classic Range
Combination of gula melaka (palm sugar) with chewy bits of attap seeds (palm seeds)

Bailey’s & Bourbon
(bailey’s, bourbon)
Premium Range
Bailey’s Irish Cream combined with bourbon.

Choya Lime Umeshu Sorbet
(choya, lime )
Connoisseur Range
Japanese plum wine refreshed with lime.

Orange Choc Bitters
(triple sec, dark choc)
Premium Range
Dark Belgian chocolate generously spiced with Triple Sec, an orange liqeur.

Lychee Martini
(lychee, vodka )
Connoisseur Range
Lychees enhanced with vodka.


You might be wondering what's Connoisseur, Premium, and Classic. These are the ranges of ice cream at Udders, Connoisseur would usually be the liquor ice creams, Premium being the more "sophisticated" flavors without liquor but with a twist in their flavors, and Classic as the more commonly known flavors, or standard flavors.


So anyway, we decided to share a double scoop since I was in a rush elsewhere too, and we had Mao Shan Wang Durian + Alphonso Mango Sorbet (Rich and flavorful Indian mangoes).
Anyway mao shan wang is so good, it makes you orgasmic. It's so durian that one mouth of it was enough to make me nose bleed and cardiac arrest on the spot. As for the Mango Sorbet, I like it cause you can really tell that its purely made from fresh mangoes, there's a whole lot of difference from the regular mango flavoring made ice cream.


Anyway, as it's a fairly small outlet, they do not have enough space to open a cafe (told you West Mall was tiny!), but they do have free seating (shared with My Toast next door).

Since I stayed around the corner, you can bet on it that I'm quite the regular to Udders. Other flavors that I've tried are, Pear Sorbet (with bits of pear in it and puuuurrrfect for the hot weather to kill the heatiness), Green-Tea-riffic (Macha ice cream, very strong and thick flavor BUT there's this powdery after-taste that I personally do not like), Choya Lime Umeshu Sorbet (my personal favorite flavor, since it's made from my favorite liquor), and many others.

R and I also decided to sample out a few flavors, such as the Lychee Martini (tasted slightly weird, guess the liquor level isn't strong enough for alcoholics like us) and the Earl Grey (way too strong, honestly speaking. You can tell how strong the tea in the ice cream is just by looking at how brown the whole tub is). It was also kind of funny hearing the ice cream artist explaining to one of the customers about Earl Grey as "ang moh teh flavored".


Though I do not love all their flavors, I definitely do love Udders! (you can obviously see that from my face)

Other outlets of Udders include, Siglap (coming up in Kembangan MRT's entry), Kilat (coming up in the yet to be fully constructed Beauty World MRT's entry), and also Goldhill Centre (coming up in Novena Mrt's entry).

Do note that they also provide Ice cream workshop cum Buffet!

For more information, go on to:

UDDERS ICE CREAM