Ice cream stores across the Bay Area celebrate National Ice Cream Day on July 20 with creative promotions and specialty flavors. President Reagan declared this holiday in 1984.
Nespresso's new Pistachio Vanilla and Coconut Vanilla flavors, though not yet available in the U.S., have generated excitement among coffee enthusiasts for their unique taste profiles.
"Honey is a ubiquitous flavor that everyone understands, even if it's actually quite a polarizing ingredient. You tend to either really like it or not," says Tom Warner, founder of the U.K.-based Warner's Distillery, makers of a Honeybee Gin launching in the U.S. later this year. "But it's certainly versatile - it goes especially well with dark spirits, but then works as a botanical in gin. And if you see 'honey' on a bottle label you can't always assume that will mean the drink will be sweet. Honey can bring floral notes, too."