It IS real! Next week, you’ll be able to try the collision of two of Cincinnati’s most iconic flavors: Graeter’s Ice Cream and Skyline Chili.
The beloved Cincinnati chili chain and ice cream parlor just announced that their suspected relationship is indeed a thing — that they just eloped and a food baby named Skyline Chili Spice Ice Cream is on the way. Back in October, someone posted a screenshot of a new Skyline Chili-Graeter’s Ice Cream listing on Kroger’s website, UPC and all, to the Cincinnati subreddit. Cincinnati social media lit up with the speculation of this upcoming treat, with both supporters and detractors of the rumor. (Vice President JD Vance, who was still the GOP vice presidential nominee at the time, even took to X to say that he wouldn’t let this happen if elected, but, fortunately, you can’t stop true love.)
CityBeat at the time reached out to Graeter’s communications team, who wouldn’t confirm nor deny the rumors of this tasty collab, but did say “something cool was in the works” between them and Skyline. But on Friday morning, Graeter’s made the official announcement.
As for the ice cream, you may wonder what a Cincinnati chili ice cream may taste like. This version features Graeter’s smooth, French pot ice cream combined with Skyline Chili’s signature spice mix and oyster crackers, for a sweet and salty blend. It will only be available for a limited time, however.
The Skyline Spice Ice Cream will be available to purchase starting Monday, Jan. 27 at all Graeter’s scoop shops, participating Skyline locations, select Kroger locations and on graeters.com for nationwide shipping, because your out-of-town friends and family can’t miss out on the arrival of this new bundle of joy.
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This article appears in Jan 22 – Feb 4, 2025.
