'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' with outstanding roasted almond aroma & 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)' tasting review for the first time in history

The pino ' Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice) ' with roasted almonds, which appeared for a limited time in 2020, will be on sale at convenience stores from May 17, 2022 (Tuesday). In addition, ' Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink) ', which is a drink made from the above ice cream, was released on the same day. I actually bought and ate it to check the taste of both almond-flavored ice cream and drinks that reproduced the ice cream.

'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor' Ice & Drink New Release from May 17th (Tuesday) | News Release | Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

I also found 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)' in the drink corner of the same store, so I bought both.

◆ Pino Addictive almond flavor (ice)
The package of 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' looks like this.

By type, ice cream contains 10.0% non-fat milk solids and 8.0% milk fat. Also, in the raw material column, almond chocolate coaching containing almonds and roasted almonds are listed.

Calories are 31 kcal per grain. 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' contains 6 grains, so the calories per box is 186 kcal.

When I opened the lid, I found 6 ice cream and a red pick.

If you divide it in half and look at the cross section, it looks like this. 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' contains roasted almonds, but I couldn't see it even if I broke it in half, probably because it was crushed so finely.

When you eat one grain, you can enjoy the crispy texture of the almond chocolate coating on the surface and the smooth texture of the vanilla ice cream inside at the same time. The taste was stronger with almond flavor than with vanilla flavor, and the savory flavor of roasted almond was also felt.

◆ Pino Addictive almond flavor (drink)
Next, try 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)'. 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' is printed on the package.

The name of each type is milk drink, which contains 5.0% non-fat milk solids, 1.0% milk fat, and 0.6% vegetable fat. If you check the raw material column, you can see that it contains coconut oil that was not included in 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)'.

The calorie per bottle is 154 kcal, which is a little lower than the 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' of 186 kcal per box.

'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)' is a type of drink that you shake well and drink with a straw, but I was curious about the contents, so I opened the lid. The color is very light brown, which is closer to white than 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)'.

I transferred it to a transparent cup and observed it, but it did not contain any solid matter.

When I prepared another 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)' and drank it with a straw, the almond flavor spread in my mouth. However, the aroma of roasted almonds that was felt in 'Pino's addictive almond flavor (ice)' was not felt at all, and the reproducibility was low.

'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Ice)' is 180 yen excluding tax, and has been released in advance at convenience stores from May 17, 2022 (Tuesday), and will appear nationwide from July 4, 2022 (Monday). .. In addition, 'Pino Addictive Almond Flavor (Drink)' is 180 yen excluding tax and has been available nationwide since May 17, 2022 (Tuesday).