Scoop Index #1: Five New Scoops & Launches

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 · Your weekly lick of what's new in indie ice cream

Hey scoopers 👋 Welcome to issue one. Every Tuesday we bring you five new shops, pints, and drops worth a detour. Spoons up.

1. Jeni's spent five years on an acorn pie 🌰

Jeni's just released Appalachian Acorn Pie, a limited fall flavor made with foraged Ohio acorn flour and a graham-cracker swirl. That's five years of R&D, and a squirrel's dream pint. Read more (opens in a new tab)

2. Austin gets a real-fruit Italian ice trailer 🍋

Good Ice Co. quietly opened at 979 Springdale Rd in East Austin. Flavors include Pacific Coast strawberry, mango habanero lime, Japanese yuzu, and dark cherry kola, and you can order all four as a flight. Winter flavors like caramelized fig are on the way. Read more (opens in a new tab)

3. Adirondack Creamery roasts chestnuts in a pint 🔥

Chestnut Spice is the New York creamery's holiday seasonal, and it's only around November through December, so mark the calendar. Read more (opens in a new tab)

4. Perry's goes double-winter ❄️

Buffalo's Perry's is bringing back Zero Visibility and adding new Midnight Mint Bars, which counts as a blizzard warning we can get behind. Read more (opens in a new tab)

5. A year-round scoop shop in Maine 🦞

Sundaes Ice Cream opened in Casco, Maine, on Sept 5 and plans to stay open all winter, which takes real Mainer energy. Read more (opens in a new tab)

Pint-sized money news: Austin's own Frozen One, a high-protein ice cream brand, raised $5.75M after landing in roughly 1,464 Target stores. Source (opens in a new tab)

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