First there were pies and sausages, then came fruitcake and now there’s ice cream made with Landlord, the award-winning ale from Keighley based brewer Timothy Taylor and famously Madonna’s favourite beer.
This genuine home-made cool creation was the brainchild of Yorkshireman Ian Gibson who started making ice cream as a hobby seven years ago following a long career in international theatre and opera, before which he was a mathematics and statistics lecturer.
Ian, who is a Landlord devotee of long standing, commented: “It may seem slightly incongruous for an ex-maths lecturer to be making ice cream but it is an amazingly complex business; having a mathematical mind certainly helps when it comes to analysing and formulating recipes. Selecting a beer for my ice cream was not difficult: Landlord was the obvious choice as it’s the beer against which all others are judged. It has complexity, depth of flavour and a long finish, all pre-requisites for a good ice cream.”
When first asked by celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal to make ice cream in the kitchen of his three-Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, Ian chose to make Landlord ice cream. He has also made whisky ice cream for The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Although he can produce many flavours, he only makes to order and has a select number of Landlord ice cream customers. One of these is Harvey Nichols in Leeds where head chef Richard Allen was particularly impressed with the unique flavour and has started serving it with Yorkshire Parkin in his prestigious restaurant. Another customer is The New Charnwood in Heckmondwike, near Dewsbury where Landlord ice cream is served with a brandy-snap biscuit in a special Timothy Taylor goblet.
Run by Pauline White and Terry Moor The New Charnwood is well known locally for its food and choice of real ales. Pauline said: “We have been serving this very special dairy ice cream for about 3 months now and it is proving to be extremely popular – particularly with the men!”
Timothy Taylor’s sales representative Ben Lumb added: “The New Charnwood is a long-standing Timothy Taylor customer and always has our beers on the bar. We are delighted that diners can now enjoy a pint of Landlord before or with their meals and then finish with this delicious dessert. Perhaps Madonna can be persuaded to try it!”
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