{"id":16767,"date":"2014-04-30T10:15:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16767"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:24:07","slug":"review-dunkin-donuts-jamoca-almond-fudge-iced-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/30\/review-dunkin-donuts-jamoca-almond-fudge-iced-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Jamoca Almond Fudge Iced Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dunkin\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

I sometimes use the seasonal flavors at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts as my only calendar. <\/p>\n

Say what you want about a system of time based scientifically on the position of the Earth as it travels around the Sun, but I can tell when it\u2019s spring when the heart-shaped donuts get replaced by the donuts with Peeps on them<\/a>. It\u2019s that simple\u2014no equinoxes or solstices required.<\/p>\n

This year though, accompanying those little marshmallow chicks plopped on top of donuts, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts teamed up with corporate homie Baskin-Robbins to bring two new coffee and latte flavors based on popular ice cream flavors from the frozen treat chain: Cookie Dough<\/a> and Jamoca Almond Fudge. <\/p>\n

I immediately went for the Jamoca Almond Fudge, a flavor I used to get at a Baskin-Robbins in my hometown back when it peaked in the summer of \u201807. This was before more exciting and trendier places like Cold Stone Creamery distracted people and my old Baskin-Robbins was eventually replaced, with true poetic irony, by a FroYo joint.<\/p>\n

But, having long since gotten over the pain of losing that beloved ice cream shop in a global conglomerate chain of over 6,500 locations, I never really got over the pain of losing that Jamoca Almond Fudge. I have always been a fan of nutty\/chocolaty combos and I was hoping that the Dunkin\u2019 version would do it justice, because Baskin-Robbins are often hard to come by.<\/p>\n

\"Dunkin\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Before I get started though, I gotta ask you all for some help. What the hell is \u201cJamoca\u201d? Wikipedia tells me that it\u2019s a portmanteau of the words Java (coffee) and Mocha, but doesn\u2019t that just seem repetitive? Doesn’t \u201cmocha\u201d already mean chocolate and coffee? Is it possible that somewhere along the lines of coffee that is flavored like ice cream that is flavored like coffee and fudge that is flavored like almonds some things could have gotten a little mixed up?<\/p>\n

But who cares! By the first sip all my etymological confusion disappeared faster than that late Baskin-Robbins of my younger days. I had opted for the iced coffee variety because I wanted to stay true to the whole \u201cice cream\u201d deal and I was instantly thrilled. The first thing I noticed was that killer almond flavor, a perfectly nutty taste that went great with the original coffee-tinted ice cream, but even better in a cup of actual coffee. Fans of Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 hazelnut coffees rejoice\u2014this one\u2019s for you! <\/p>\n

While it might sound obvious\u2014it\u2019s in the name for God\u2019s sake\u2014I couldn\u2019t get over how distinctly fudgy it tasted. Seriously! All too often I find that things boasting a fudge flavor often just mean chocolate, and while there are of course much worse things in the world, I was definitely digging a true fudge flavor coupled with a lack of deception.<\/p>\n

When it comes down to it, Jamoca Almond Fudge is perhaps the perfect flavor to transition over to an iced coffee. It maintains all the chilly creaminess and flavor of the original ice cream with the added benefit a more powerful coffee taste. While it may not be as much of an experience as an actual ice cream cone, this one, unlike the original from Baskin-Robbins, is perfectly socially acceptable to enjoy at 7:00 a.m. without looking like your life is falling apart.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Medium – 170 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 35 milligrams of sodium, 41 grams of carbohydrates, 35 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Jamoca Almond Fudge Iced Coffee
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.39
\nSize:<\/b> Medium\/24 fl oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Dunkin\u2019 Donuts
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Intensely satisfying flavor that really does Baskin-Robbins\u2019 flavor justice. Corporate partnerships. The fact that I was literally sitting in a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts looking out the window at another Dunkin\u2019 Donuts a little ways down the road when I bought this. \u00a0
\nCons:<\/b> Ok, I only realized in retrospect that all three flavors come in latte and iced latte versions. (All the advertising I had seen made it appear that only buttery pecan comes in a latte variety. Whoops, I guess at the end of the day its all just a few squirts of flavored high-fructose corn syrup). Not socially acceptable to enjoy ice cream at 7:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Say what you want about a system of time based scientifically on the position of the Earth as it travels around the Sun, but I can tell when it\u2019s spring when the heart-shaped donuts get replaced by the donuts with Peeps on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1704,1539,1477],"class_list":["post-16767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-dunkin","tag-dunkin-donuts","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18402,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/27\/fast-food-news-dunkin-donuts-bacon-guacamole-flatbread-sandwich\/","url_meta":{"origin":16767,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Donuts Bacon Guacamole Flatbread Sandwich","author":"Marvo","date":"April 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"You trust Dunkin' Donuts with donuts. 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