Magnum Cum Laude

As you no doubt remember, near the beginning of our trip I discovered that there are nine (NINE!) varieties of Magnum ice cream bars available in New Zealand and Australia, and Vanuatu as it turns out. (Check out my original Magnum P.I. blog post for the sweet details.) I made it my personal quest to sample all nine flavors before leaving Oz (two months seemed like plenty of time), and I nearly completed the task before leaving New Zealand. Only one flavor escaped me, the one that I saved (savored?) for last, hoping it would be the pinnacle of my glucosic gastronomic adventure: the exotically named Magnum Ecuador Dark.

The elusive Ecuador DarkI’m happy to inform you all that, after an exhausting and vigilant hunt for the dark beast, I finally found it on our last day on the road in Australia, and it has been captured. And eaten. And the carcass licked clean (ok, maybe this hunting metaphor is getting a bit over the top). Anyway, it was delish, definitely my favorite of all the Magnum flavors, although the Almond and Mint were close seconds. Ego Caramel was pretty mediocre, and White was a joke… whoever decided that waxy, sugary crap should be allowed to be called chocolate at all should be taken outback and force fed a truck full of the stuff. Perhaps while a zillion bush flies pester him and try to fly up his nose.

Anyway, attached are a couple of photos of the final tasting, as well as our first attempt at including video in our blog. Enjoy… I know I did!

Comments

[Greg F]

"unbagged - that's the best you can do"

"on par with the joy I will no doubt feel when I have my first child"

"in the gas station in the middle of nowhere in Australia"

You guys are cracking me UP! So so funny...

Thanks for doing the video. Awesome to see you guys. Laura, you are next.

Greg F

[Greg Abbas]

Video!!! The blog hits a whole new level, thanks you guys. And you even flipped it over so it plays right-side-up in the northern hemisphere for us!

[Dirk]

Awesome. I'm glad you got the video up. Looks like its working well.

[Amanda]

was Dustin trying to tell us some big news when he answered what he thought eating this magnum would feel like???

this is how rumors get started.

[Laura Maestrelli]

Good point, Amanda. Let me clear up any confusion: Dustin is NOT pregnant.