The Full Scoop: Presenting the 2024 Sebastian's Ice Cream Valentine's Collection. And a New Flavor for Chinese New Year Too...

It's that time of the year when Sebastian's Ice Cream teases and delights your palate with his playfully inventive and tongue-in-cheek interpretation of Valentine's expressed in decadent ice cream expressions. And Sebastian's Ice Cream goes a step further adding a limited edition flavor just for Chinese New Year. Meet the 2024 Sebastian's Ice Cream Valentine's Collection...

Matinong Girlfriend. Matinong Boyfriend. Unresolved Issues. Sebastian's Ice Cream continues a much-anticipated annual tradition with the release of the 2024 Sebastian's Ice Cream Valentine's Collection. And one flavor for Chinese New Year too. The local ice cream virtuoso flexes his mastery of ice cream with a creative array of unrestrained flavors in celebration of Valentine's and Chinese New Year in a decadent scoop. Read on for the full scoop...

This year's edition of Valentine's flavors for 2024 includes the enduring Unresolved Issues (P 100/scoop), a refreshing ampalaya sorbet with candied strips of bitter gourd. One of his many original flavors and a permanent option on my list of personal picks, Unresolved Issues still hits the right notes year after year. Unchanged with the same recipe we all fell in love with, Unresolved Issues was one of those many game changers Sebastian's Ice Cream introduced when it barged into the local ice cream scene. 

A lingering sweetness with just a whisper of sharp bitter hints probably describes your current status this Valentine's but the unique blend of contrasting flavors remains a unique change of pace in your list of ice cream flavor options. And you'll find it at Sebastian's Ice Cream. 

The aptly named Closure (P 160/scoop) takes inspiration from wellness and inner peace translated with a smooth and chunkless Thai Red Tea ice cream. Using Number One Hand Brand Tahi Thai Tea steeped in Sebastian's Ice Cream's dairy base overnight and churned to a lusciously smooth ice cream, Closure is uncomplicated, simple and uncluttered yet rich and deep with its refined and elegant notes. 

There's a calming and soothing vibe that comes after every spoonful for that much needed break from the hectic urban pace. Closure does that. This is ice cream you need for those days... 

The Matinong Girlfriend 2024 (P 175/scoop) is probably the most creative and even unexpected edition yet of the long-running flavor variant. We've enjoyed Sebastian's Ice Cream's playful and innovative expressions of ice cream from green mango and bagoong to the enduring Sapin-Sapin and even chocolate-covered chicharon, but this one literally takes the cake. It's the toppings that makes this ice cream uniquely different.

Imagine Blue Cheese Ice Cream topped with crisp chicken skin chicharon slathered in buffalo wing sauce. That's right, Sebastian's Ice Cream just created probably the first and only buffalo wings ice cream...

Surprisingly, it all comes down together in a seamless and harmonious weave of contrasting flavors and textures. The deep, nutty and mildly funky notes of the blue cheese are tempered by the soothing heat from the buffalo wing sauce and delectable crispness of the chicken skin chicharon. It's sweet with a naughty yet subtle fiery kick and a nice crunch for that perfectly balanced finish. That may also be the best description for that elusive girl you've been looking for but the Matinong Girlfriend is something that either clicks or misses, love it or hate it just like like your many blind dates, the Matinong Girlfriend still makes it on my list for sheer creativity and bold imagination. 

The Matinong Boyfriend 2024 (P 160/scoop) is the first ever edition of the variant made with all-Filipino ingredients with its blend of calamansi and pili nuts. The new edition of Matinong Boyfriend is all about a harmonious balance with level headed and grounded flavors. Sound like anyone you know? Made with calamansi curd ice cream and calamansi curd ribbons from fresh-squeezed calamansi churned with roasted pili nuts from Bicol, the Matinong Boyfriend drapes the palate with bold citrus notes rounded out by the nutty flavors and chewy crunch of pili nuts. 

Sebastian's Ice Cream may be known for its outlandish and out-of-the-box flavors but each new variant is always characterized by its delicate balance and complementary finish. And that's ice cream artistry. As with previous Valentine's collections, Sebastian's Ice Cream continues to push flavorful boundaries while challenging conventional norms. And this year's collection promises to be yet another memorable chapter in Sebastian's Ice Cream's journey. The new Valentine's Collection by Sebastian's Ice Cream is available for the whole month of February. If you still can't find a match or date, go and have a scoop at Sebastian's Ice Cream instead. Trust me, it's less complicated.

In what may yet be another annual tradition at Sebastian's Ice Cream, a new flavor created just for Chinese New Year brings yet another opportunity to flex some real ice cream creativity... 

Sebastian's Ice Cream welcomes the Year of the Wood Dragon with the indulgent 8 Treasures Chinese New Year Ice Cream (P 150/scoop) inspired by the colorful ba bao fan or 8 treasures rice pudding. Made with sticky rice pudding ice cream garnished with red bean paste, goji berries, jujubes, ginko nuts, walnuts, squash seeds, dried apricots and dried pineapple, the 8 Treasures Chinese New Year Ice Cream is a festive celebration of flavors and textures in a scoop. 

Each spoonful delivers a rich medley of flavors that's both comfortingly familiar and even nostalgic to properly welcome the fiery Wood Dragon. It also clearly reflects the unrestrained creativity and pure ice cream mastery of the brand in harnessing unique flavors in a balanced weave. A drizzle of honey completes the play on flavors and textures. 

The new 8 Treasures Chinese New Year Ice Cream is available at Sebastian's Ice Cream for only a limited time, specifically from January 15 to February 15. 

The ice cream virtuoso paints yet another flavorful canvas with his colorful renditions and unique creations for Valentine's and Chinese New Year. Don't miss out and get your scoop of love, good fortune and luck in an indulgent scoop at Sebastian's Ice Cream...

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