A Taste of the Season by DOLCEZZA

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DOLCEZZA has some exciting new seasonal flavors hitting the shops this November, including a Blood Orange Sorbet and a Lemon Rosemary Espresso Tonic, bringing together all the cozy flavors for fall!

DRINKS

🍋 Lemon Rosemary Espresso Tonic (Available November 10)
Bright, refreshing, and bubbly coffee mocktail. We pair the sweet, citrusy notes of lemon with the woodsy, earthy notes of rosemary, as we slowly move into the cooler autumn temperatures.

🍋‍🟩 Ginger Limeade
We have been drinking this beautiful limeade for the last 15 years and it comes straight from the kitchens of our friends at Teaism, another institution here in DC. Michelle and her daughter Lela gave us the recipe when we asked and now we are finally going to start selling this in our shops year round, except for the seasonal limeades during the summer months.

🍫 Seasonal Hot Chocolate (Available in November and December)
Inspired by the thick drinking chocolate savored in Europe. We make this using 70% Valrhona chocolate, whole milk, heavy cream, cinnamon & clove. Rich, indulgent, decadent, only available during the holidays.

GELATO

🍌 Bananas Foster
This classic dessert comes straight from Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans, dating back to the 1950s. We sauté bananas in a sauce of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla bean, then light the whole thing on fire with a flambe of banana liqueur and Myers dark rum, melding all the flavors into one fine masterpiece.

🍂 Pumpkin Spice
Made with crookneck pumpkins—the firm, meaty, sweet pumpkins traditionally used for American pumpkin pie—we rub them with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and allspice, then roast them until caramelized and sweet.

🍩 Cinnamon Donut (Available mid-November)
This is our ode to the apple cider doughnuts from the pumpkin patches and hayrides we visited over the last two decades while raising little kids. You won’t get a better companion for your apple pie than this one. Caramelized brown butter and loads of fresh ground cinnamon, rich, sweet, and spicy.

SORBET

🍊Blood Orange
One of the most sophisticated and balanced fruits in the world — the Sicilian blood orange, available only for a brief period. Sweet, bitter, and bright with acidic notes from beginning to end. Makes it a perfect way to finish a good meal.

🔴 Pomegranate (Available November 15)
Deeply colored, tart, and complex — pomegranate is the most sophisticated jewel of the sorbet world. Bright acidity and rich berry notes make this a palate cleanser like no other.

SOFT SERVE

🍎 Ginger Cardamom Pistachio
Warm, spicy, creamy ginger soft serve with fragrant cardamom cake, spiced apple compote, and pieces of pistachio brittle.

🌿 Sesame
Topped with sesame seed crumble.

🫚 Ginger
Topped with pistachio brittle dust.