Bringing a New Ben & Jerry's Flavor to Life, Step by Step

All Ben & Jerry's flavors begin with either a sweet cream or chocolate base, which is then left as is or enhanced with purees or extracts. In our case, that meant tinkering with sweet cream (a mixture of heavy cream, condensed skim milk, and liquid cane sugar) by adding maple syrup and vanilla until it tasted just right. As we adjusted, tasted, and adjusted again, we decided it could benefit from a hint of salt and a splash of alcohol. Enter flavor guru Eric's killer salted brown butter bourbon base, a component of a yet-to-be-released flavor.