Swirl Poleno: Two Flavors, One Clean Slice
Полено Ванильно-Шоколадное
A log of Russian plombir with vanilla and chocolate running together, cut into rounds instead of scooped. Each slice shows both flavors at once, so nobody at the table has to pick. Made for households split between the vanilla side and the chocolate side.
$65 order minimum · Free local delivery in South Florida and New York City
How it tastes
- First slice
- Vanilla and cocoa show up as distinct bands on the cut face, firm enough to keep their border.
- Texture
- Both sides share the same dense plombir body, smooth and cold with no icy grain.
- Mid palate
- Cocoa arrives dark and slightly bitter, then the vanilla side pulls it back toward plain sweet cream.
- Finish
- A long milky finish with cocoa lingering underneath, more chocolate bar than chocolate syrup.
About Swirl Poleno
The poleno is Russia's sharing format for ice cream: a log you cut into rounds rather than scoop. The swirl version runs vanilla and chocolate plombir together in one log, so every slice shows both. That solves the standing problem at any table where half the room wants vanilla and the other half wants chocolate. Nobody negotiates, nobody gets handed the flavor they did not ask for, and one package covers the whole group.
Both halves are built on the same plombir base, which is the technical reason the swirl works at all. A high-fat, low-air mix freezes stiff, so the vanilla and the cocoa hold a border instead of bleeding into one another during freezing and storage; in a softer, airier ice cream the same swirl greys out into a single muddy band within weeks. Both sides come out of the same plant in Korenovsk, Krasnodar Krai, which has been in production since 1952.
Questions about Swirl Poleno
Is Swirl Poleno the same as the Vanilla Poleno?
Same log format and the same plombir base. The difference is the chocolate half running alongside the vanilla, so each slice carries both flavors. Choose swirl when you are feeding a mixed group and vanilla when you want one clean flavor.
How do I slice it without it crumbling?
Take the log out of the freezer and let it stand about five minutes. Use a long knife warmed under hot water and wiped dry, then cut straight down in one motion. Wipe the blade between rounds and the two flavors stay sharply divided.
How do I order it and where do you deliver?
Order online at korovkaicecream.com with a $65 order minimum. Local delivery is free in South Florida and New York City, and everything travels temperature-controlled so it arrives frozen. The Korovka Ice Cream app on iOS places the same order from your phone.
What does plombir mean on the label?
Plombir is the traditional Russian and Soviet ice cream style built on high butterfat and simple dairy rather than mix-ins. Historical Soviet GOST standards set minimum milk-fat levels for it, commonly cited around 12 to 15 percent. In practice it means denser texture and a slower melt.
Can I stock Swirl Poleno in my shop?
Yes. Ice Country LLC handles Korovka wholesale in Florida and across the Northeast: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Sign up at /signup, write to info@icecountry.com, or call +1 (475) 309-8943.
