Tuesday, September 15, 2009

ICE CREAM

Dear, Valued BTS Members

The Chair of the Ice Cream Follow-up Committee would like to thank all the valued BTS members who attended the September 12th tasting. Seven ice creams were tasted, discussed and evaluated. 100 points were allocated for each ice cream based on taste (50 points), texture (25 points), visual appeal (20 points) and packaging (5 points). The official results are listed below the pictures of the ice cream tasting.





The official results tabulated by the BTS Independent Evaluation and Adjudication Commission and reviewed by the BTS Audit Board have been sanctioned for public release. They are as follows:

1st 85/100 - President's Choice Loads of Caramel Cashew Toffee


BTS member quotes:
  • Doesn't taste like real ice cream
  • Tasteeeeeeee
  • Well distributed
  • Tastes really fatty ... good in small quantities
  • Delish!!!!!!
  • Every bite is different
2nd 83.7/100 - Mapleton's Organic Ginger

BTS member quotes:
  • Very surprisingly light and delicious
  • Good subtle ginger flavour
  • Refreshing
  • mmmmmm ... ginger
  • Taste mouth-washy but surprisingly good
  • Wonderful taste of ginger
  • Palate cleansing
  • Could eat lots
3rd 74.1/100 -Ogranic Meadow Coffee Creme

BTS member quotes:
  • Don't drink coffee
  • More icy then creamy ... could have more coffee flavour
  • Watered down
  • Too watered down
  • Tasty, simple, nice
  • Cool, smooth, refreshing
  • New font please
  • Watered down but good in large quantities
4th 66.9/100 - President's Choice Cream First Vanilla


BTS member quotes:
  • Very nice
  • Basic
  • Bland packaging
  • Looks like plastic
  • Good refreshing watered down vanilla flavour
  • Boring!
  • Chemically
  • Classic ... would be good with brownies
5th 57.3/100 - Magnolia Jackfruit

BTS member quotes:
  • Very, very interesting ... too sweet
  • Jackfruit flavour disappears to quickly ... chucks of jackfruit are not good
  • Fruity
  • Like bad mango ice cream
  • Taste like vomit ... sweet and gross
  • Too subtle
  • Not a fan
  • Subtle flavour
6th 55/100 - Breyers Banana Cream Pie

BTS member quotes:
  • Very nice
  • Seems to have real banana taste
  • Odd bits of grit inside
  • Okay ice cream texture
  • Gross!
  • Not very Bananay ... kind of gross
  • It made me spasm ... it is gross
  • No thanks!
  • Dissapointing
7th 54.8/100 - Tropical Treets Rose Faluda Kulfi

BTS member quotes:
  • Awful!!!
  • Like eating flowers and berries together ... odd
  • Interesting taste
  • Disgusting
  • An unidentifiable taste
  • Odd tasting ... yet I had to eat it all
  • Too pink
  • Super chemically

The Chair of the Ice Cream Follow-up Committee would like to extend its appreciation to all the valued BTS members who made the culinary exploration of ice cream a success.

Sincerely,

Permanent Chief Secretary
Media Relations Directorate
Broadview Tasting society

Saturday, September 12, 2009

BTS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION

Dear, Valued Members

The BTS Historical Foundation, a volunteer supported division of the Broadview Tasting Society (BTS), has compiled a list of tastings which took place prior to BTS’ electronic documentation program. They are as follows:

  • Canned foods
  • Cereal
  • Lunch snack cakes
  • Non-vegetarian dried protein
  • Chips
  • Popsicles
  • Gum
  • Chocolate bars
  • Spreads
  • Baby food

Sincerely,

Deputy Chief Archivist
BTS Historical Foundation

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear, Valued Members

The BTS Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee, with advice from BTS' in-house counsel, has sanctioned the release of the theme for the upcoming tasting. The theme will be ICE CREAM. Please note this does not include sorbets.

The Executive Commissioner of the Scheduling & Planning Commission would like to inform valued BTS members that the next tasting will begin at 9:30pm instead of 7:30pm. The BTS Management Committee would like to extend its apologies for any inconvenience caused by the last minute schedule change.

Sincerely,

Permanent Chief Secretary
Media Relations Directorate
Broadview Tasting society