I previously tried Burnt Cones’ scamorza flavour and wasn’t impressed. I was hoping for a savoury, salty ice cream, instead it had a smoked flavour but was mostly sweet. The sweet and smoky flavours also didn’t go well together.

Recently visited them again for their 1st anniversary free cone giveaway and was much more impressed. The pistachio will satisfy anyone who likes that flavour. It started off bitter, then had a savoury rounded taste in the middle, and ended slightly sweet. Overall it tasted pungent and the sequence of bitter-savoury-sweet reminded me of eating real pistachios. I am neutral towards pistachios and pistachio ice cream - neither a fan nor a hater - but was impressed by this. Haven’t tried other pistachio ice creams before so can’t compare.

I also liked their milk ice cream. They offered it as “milk and cookies”, which means there’s two small Famous Amos choc chip cookies added on top of the ice cream. (At first I thought the ice cream had ground-up cookies inside.) It looks good, however I don’t think the cookies went well with the milk as they were very sweet compared to the ice cream and masked its flavour. Once I’d eaten the cookies I could appreciate the milk ice cream. It starts with a very savoury, full-bodied, almost cheesy taste, which lasts for a while then ends slightly sweet. Another reviewer found this flavour too sweet, I didn’t think so at all although I usually dislike sweet drinks or desserts (I usually get 0% for bubble tea). The sweetness is well balanced with the savoury taste of the milk and in fact it’s the latter taste that stood out to me. Dairy fans will enjoy this.

The cone didn’t impress me as much on this visit. I liked the thinness and crispiness, but taste-wise it reminded me of CNY love letters. They only had a special red cone for the 1st anniversary giveaway, so no burnt cones. I remembered liking their burnt cones from my first visit, however didn’t get to try those again.

Update: I tried the milk ice cream again in a cup and it tasted different. I think the temperature you eat it at affects the taste. Previously I was licking it from a cone, so I had smaller amounts from the warmer outside compared to digging out cold chunks from a cup. Would suggest licking it. When warm and melted this tastes like White Rabbit candy, which I don’t like.