I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream (with a boozy twist.)
Tipsy Scoop will open Philadelphia’s first “Barlour” in Rittenhouse Square this spring.
The boozy ice cream brand launched in New York City in 2014 and has since expanded to multiple locations, including company-owned shops in New York City and franchises in Washington, D.C., the Bahamas, Portland, Nashville, Pensacola and Baltimore.
The new Philadelphia location will be company-owned in partnership with BOTLD.
BOTLD is a Philadelphia-based spirits retailer partnering with craft distillers to offer a curated selection of premium bottles, many otherwise unavailable in Pennsylvania.
“It’s a natural fit because they have a very cool, unique company as far as offering alcohol that isn’t available in other places. We’re able to do a lot of different collaborations with them–flavors and menu items that we can’t do at other locations because we’re opening within a liquor store,” a Tipsy Scoop spokesperson told What Now Philadelphia.
When customers walk into BOTLD, Tipsy Scoop will occupy its own section on one side of the store and operate independently; however, it will collaborate with BOTLD using select spirits.
Tipsy Scoop makes cocktail-inspired ice creams and sorbets infused with up to five percent ABV alcohol. Guests must be 21 or older to order boozy flavors, while nonalcoholic options include “Cool Kids Sundaes” and mocktails.
“We’ll have the flavors that people have come to love—all our core flavors like Dark Chocolate Whiskey Salted Caramel, Cake Butter Vodka Martini and Mango Margarita Sorbet. We’re also going to have exclusive Philly items, in combination with our core flavors,” the spokesperson said.
The new items include The Philly Freeze, a spiked water ice, and Bird Gang Blackout, a version of the chocolate whiskey salted caramel sundae with a mini bottle of whiskey.
Tipsy Scoop has long been eager to enter the Philadelphia market.
“Philadelphia has been at the top of our expansion list since we opened our first Barlour in 2017. With its incredible food and cocktail scene, it’s the perfect place to bring our boozy ice cream experience,” founder Melissa Tavss said in a statement.
While other expansion plans are not currently in the works, the spokesperson said there is “a lot of potential for Philly and just Pennsylvania beyond.”
The Rittenhouse Square outpost will officially open May 9 at 1 p.m. The first 25 people in line will receive Tipsy Scoop swag.
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