For this sweet, boozy treat, enhance your vanilla ice cream with a bourbon that has a perfect balance of flavor intensity, ...

I stuck to testing varieties of ice cream that designated the flavor as homemade or old-fashioned vanilla, vanilla bean, or French vanilla, avoiding any extra mix-ins or miscellaneous flavors.

Plain as it is, vanilla is the nation's favorite ice-cream flavor. Our expert tasters tried 19 (including gelatos), separating the yum from the ho-hum. For ice-cream lovers who venture beyond ...