The shared topic this weekend is all about icecream,
It would not be uncommon to hear about the initial release of World of Warcraft as Vanilla or Classic. In terms of ice cream or gelato (which is my preference), Vanilla was once considered the most popular flavour of it’s time. So if Vanilla represents Classic WoW, what flavours could represent the following expansions?
Suggested by Cymre.
I struggled a bit with this, going backwards and forwards through the freezer section trying to make up my mind.
The Burning Crusade – Rocky Road Icecream
When we arrive in the Outlands, it’s most definitely a rocky road through Hellfire and onwards into the other zones. Everything is crumbling just like the crushed biscuits and there are definite soft and gooey spots to represent the marshmallows, the Black Temple for example was a favourite of mine. Unfortunately, just as with Rocky Road the icecream, there are also glacé cherries like Lady Vash’j, the bits you want to avoid but can’t really.
The Wrath of the Lich King – Honey Lavender Icecream
Slightly sickly with a touch of purple is how I’d best characterise Wrath. Whilst Ulduar and the revision of Naxxamas were fine, as is honey lavender icecream at least for the first few mouthfuls, as the expansion wore on, the vomit inducing stickiness increased. By the time Cataclysm rolled around, I suspect most of us were happy to wash our mouths out with something new.
Cataclysm – Lemon Icecream
With a hint of sourness but a refreshing after taste, Cataclysm cleansed the palate from the aftermath of Wrath (and the tournament shenanigans in particular). It might not have been the most popular expansion yet but it brought a revamp to Azeroth which was needed.
Mists of Pandaria – Margarita Icecream
Whilst we were in San Miguel de Allende, I had the most amazing Margarita icecream. There was just a bite of tequila on your tongue before it softened into the taste of lime and sugar. I could have eaten the entire tub it was so beautiful and standing on the cusp of MoP, that’s how I see the forthcoming expansion. It had that same freshness, that same excitement on the tastebuds and that same sense of wonder I feel now as I prepare to step into Pandaria for the first time (beta not withstanding).
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Heroic ICC is where the Honey Lavender started to make my stomach turn, and the reason I still haven’t been back. I haven’t forgotten. >.<
Ty. I was loving Wrath until the tournament and then everything went sour and sickly.
I’m going to have to take your word for it on the lavender Ice cream. Never had it before. But the others seem spot on!
I wouldn’t recommend it and definitely not in large quantities but it’s ok for a spoon full or two.
Thanks.
Oh the honey lavender ice cream sounds intriguing. I’ll have to try that sometime. Also the Margarita one sounds good too 🙂
The Margarita one was fabulous, I could have eaten it every day and in fact I did eat it every day I was in San Miguel. The morning we left I had three scoops to make up for the fact that I’d never have any again 😦
The honey lavender was one that sounded nicer than it tasted at least in my opinion.
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