Skyline Spice taste test: How the polarizing ice cream tastes
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Skyline Spice ice cream is only available for a limited time. Photos: Alissa Widman Neese/Axios
The new Skyline Chili and Graeter's Ice Cream collaboration, Skyline Spice ice cream, is dividing the internet so we had to give it a try.
The big picture: The limited-edition ice cream flavor from the two Ohio-based companies is available while supplies last.
- It's described as "sweet, savory, and unlike anything ice cream or chili lovers have tasted before."
Skyline Chili taste test from lifelong Ohioan
Alissa here, with another crazy confession: Until last week, I had never tried one of Ohio's most popular and polarizing exports, Skyline Chili.
Yes, but: Thanks to the chain's recent ice cream collaboration, this lifelong Ohioan has corrected this egregious error.
- I knew I couldn't try the ice cream without trying the real thing first.
What I ate: A signature 3-Way with spaghetti, sweet-yet-savory chili and a mountainous heap of shredded cheddar.
- I went in wanting to hate it, but … I just couldn't. It was delicious.
The intrigue: How would the hearty dish translate into ice cream, I wondered?
- Surprisingly, really well.
💠My thought bubble: The cinnamon, clove and other undisclosed spices slap you in the face for the first couple bites. But after the initial shock, the flavor settles and tastes similar to a pumpkin spice treat.
- I was worried about the inclusion of oyster cracker chunks, as I typically don't enjoy salty-sweet desserts.
- But this all blended together perfectly. I truly don't know why it works, it just does.
The bottom line: Don't knock it until you try it. Skyline fans, I'm a believer.
Another Skyline Spice taste test
Kelly Tyko here, Axios' resident taste-tester on the Newsdesk.
💠My thought bubble: I skittishly tried the Skyline Spice ice cream with bad memories of my Cup Noodles Campfire S'mores taste test on my mind.
- It was delicious and reminded me of cinnamon ice cream. It wasn't too spicy or overpowering but the texture from the oyster crackers threw me a little.
What Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce have to say
Zoom in: The new ice cream was discussed by Jason and Travis Kelce during a recent New Heights podcast episode.
- "I'm not going to lie. I can't wait to try this," said Jason, who retired from the Philadelphia Eagles last year after 13 seasons.
- Travis, who is on his way to a third consecutive Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, said the ice cream sounds disgusting and he wouldn't eat it.
What's next: Graeter's sent Jason some samples.
Where to buy Skyline Spice ice cream
Dig in: The ice cream is available at Skyline restaurants, Graeter's scoop shops and select local Kroger stores.
- It's also available to order online and ships nationwide.