Process and composition for making an alcohol-containing frozen comestible

摘要

A process for making an alcohol-containing frozen comestible substantially devoid of ice crystal agglomerations and/or ice crystal striations and/or trapped air and/or liquids is provided. The process includes substantially flash freezing an alcohol-containing liquid composition so as to produce a substantially single-phase solid alcohol-containing composition. The solid alcohol-containing composition, and/or pieces thereof, are then exposed to an environment having temperature of from about −15° C. to about −30° C. so as to soften the solid alcohol-containing compositions and/or meld the pieces thereof into a single mass. The temperature of the single mass is then reduced so as to harden the single mass. Also, a process for incorporating a frozen alcohol-containing liquid composition into a non-alcohol-containing fraction is provided. Alcohol-containing liquid compositions suitable for use in the process are also provided.

主权项

1. A process for producing an alcohol-containing frozen comestible having a substantially uniform frozen consistency from a multi-component, alcohol-containing liquid composition, said process comprising:
a) freezing said alcohol-containing liquid composition at a rate to effect substantially simultaneous freezing of said components at a temperature below at least about −40° C. to produce a single-phase solid alcohol-containing composition in one or more solid alcohol-containing composition pieces; tempering said single-phase solid alcohol-containing composition by raising the temperature thereof to a temperature in the range of from about −30° C. to about −15° C., where the alcohol-containing composition pieces meld together to form at least one single mass; and b) cooling said at least one single mass to a temperature of below about −35° C. to harden the at last one single mass to form said alcohol-containing frozen comestible.