TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Tipsy Scoop Ice Cream & Sorbet With Spirits (Alcohol, That Is)

Long ago, in our graduate school years, we would go home when the library closed at 11 p.m. and make a batch of boozy ice cream.

Our specialties: Grand Marnier, Amaretto with crushed amaretti cookies, Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry and Kahlúa Coffee Chip.

We haven’t made them for years (there’s no room in the freezer when you’re a food writer). We miss boozy ice cream.

And trudging through trade shows and specialty food stores, we’ve personally come across only two brands with alcohol:

 
And more recently, we discovered Tipsy Scoop.
 
 
INTRODUCING TIPSY SCOOP BOOZY ICE CREAM & SORBET

Tipsy Scoop is an inspired line of liquor-infused ice cream and sorbet.

Artisanal and hand-crafted, the flavors are inspired by classic and contemporary cocktails.

Made with local and seasonal ingredients, his season’s flavors include:
 
Ice Cream

 
Sorbet

 
There are also specialty flavors for the season:

 
We enjoyed all the flavors we tried, but prefer the creamy consistency of the ice cream to the sorbets.
 
 
GET YOUR TIPSY SCOOP

Check out the season’s flavors and place an order.

If it’s too late for a gift package to arrive on time, send the lucky recipient an email with your message and a link to the Tipsy Scoop website.

The anticipation will be as good as the gift!
 
 
CREATE YOUR OWN BOOZY ICE CREAM & SORBET RECIPES

[1] Special for the holiday: G.H. Mumm Champagne ice cream with berries (all photos © Tipsy Scoop).

[2] Coquito is one of the “cocktail” ice creams.

[3] Send a four-pack…or maybe two four-packs?

[4] The best hot fudge sundae ever? Boozy ice cream makes it better.