Graeter's Peppermint Stick ice cream is in scoop shops, online and in grocery freezers now. Three more holiday flavors roll into scoop shops one week at a time, starting Monday.
Graeter's Peppermint Stick ice cream is back for the holidays, and it's easier to find than most seasonal pints. It's in Graeter's scoop shops and online now, and pints have been in select grocery stores since Nov. 3, QSR reported Monday.
The Cincinnati ice cream maker also laid out the rest of its holiday lineup. Creme Brulee debuts in scoop shops Monday, Nov. 9, followed by Cozy Hot Cocoa on Nov. 16 and Spirited Eggnog on Nov. 23.
Graeter's describes Peppermint Stick as "pure peppermint ice cream with crisp peppermint candies." Like the rest of its flavors, it's made in French Pot freezers, 2.5 gallons at a time.
Where can you buy Graeter's Peppermint Stick ice cream?
Three ways, according to Graeter's:
Scoop shops: by the scoop or by the pint, while supplies last. Some shops also offer local pint delivery through order.graeters.com.
Grocery stores: pints at select Kroger, Giant Eagle, Meijer, Wegmans and The Fresh Market stores, plus other retailers. Graeter's online store locator shows which ones carry it.
Online: nationwide shipping from Graeters.com, packed to arrive frozen.
Grocery availability varies by store, and Graeter's says the flavor is around "while supplies last." If you spot it, maybe grab two.
How much is Graeter's holiday ice cream?
Graeter's didn't list a per-pint price for scoop shops or grocery stores, and it varies by location.
Online, the Season's Graetest Holiday Bundle was on sale for $84.96 on Graeters.com Monday. It's six pints:
2 pints of Peppermint Stick
1 pint each of Cozy Hot Cocoa, Creme Brulee and Spirited Eggnog
1 pint of Black Raspberry Chip, Graeter's signature flavor
Our math: that's about $14.16 a pint before shipping. Graeter's also had 12-pint build-your-own packs on sale for $129.95, or about $10.83 a pint, and it offers $5 off shipping when you join its email list.
Yes, that's pricey for ice cream. It's also cheaper than flying to Cincinnati.
What are Graeter's 2026 holiday flavors?
Here's the full lineup, per QSR and Graeter's site:
Peppermint Stick: peppermint ice cream with peppermint candy pieces. Out now, and labeled gluten free on Graeter's site.
Creme Brulee: vanilla custard ice cream with a caramelized sugar crunch. Scoop shops Nov. 9.
Cozy Hot Cocoa: chocolate swirled with marshmallow. Scoop shops Nov. 16.
Spirited Eggnog: eggnog ice cream finished with nutmeg. Scoop shops Nov. 23. It's flavored with a little rum, bourbon and brandy, so Graeter's labels it as containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
All four ship nationwide from Graeters.com, and more holiday flavors are headed to grocery stores through the season, QSR reported.
Is this the same lineup as last year?
Pretty much. Graeter's 2025 holiday collection also featured Cozy Hot Cocoa, Creme Brulee and Spirited Eggnog, with Peppermint Stick and Black Raspberry Chip in the six-pint holiday pack, WHIO reported.
Graeter's has been making ice cream in Cincinnati since 1870. It celebrated its 155th anniversary last year with a refreshed brand built around its signature maroon and a new crown logo, a nod to Cincinnati's "Queen City" nickname. The new tagline: "Taste the Graetest."
That new look is still rolling out to scoop shops and grocery freezers, so this year's holiday pints may not match the ones you remember. If you still have a pint from last December in your freezer, we have questions.
What else can you get with Peppermint Stick?
Scoop shops are featuring a Noel Sundae built on peppermint ice cream, according to Graeter's site. The company's own description of Peppermint Stick gets a little poetic: "The first spoonful is cool air and quiet snow."
We'd settle for a cone and a free parking spot.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
QSR (Nov. 9, 2026), the holiday lineup, scoop shop dates and grocery retailers
Graeter's (Nov. 2026), bundle and pack prices, flavor labels and shipping offer
Graeter's on X (Nov. 1, 2026), the Peppermint Stick return date
WHIO (Nov. 3, 2025), last year's lineup and the brand refresh
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