Strawberry hibiscus? Coffee cardamom? Yes, please.

Partners Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley brought the uber-creamy Maine favorite to Mount Pleasant two summers ago. Find one of the best cookies and cream varieties in town, along with a White Russian flavor dubbed “the Dude” after the Big Lebowski.

And last Friday, Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream, known for such creative homemade concoctions as “New England Cornmeal Pudding,” donated all of the day’s revenue to Campaign Zero as well as The Marsha P. Johnson Institute. The institute works to protect the rights of Black transgender people. Explaining Mt. Desert Island’s involvement with the cause, co-owner Brian Lowit asserted unequivocally, “These issues are too important to not get involved.”

Recently, I visited Mount Desert Island Ice Cream for the first time. [It has] regular flavors, but when I have the chance to try some weird flavors, I’m always going to go for that. I got this Salmiakki flavor, which is a Nordic-style salty licorice ice cream. It turned my tongue a really gross green color and it grossed everybody else out, but I liked it.

Beloved DC post-punk band Jawbox has reunited and will play two shows at the 9:30 Club on June 28 and 29. And just as it did to commemorate Ex Hex‘s new album, Mount Desert Island Ice Cream in Mount Pleasant will sell a special band-approved ice cream to commemorate the occasion.

The D.C.-based band have teamed up with D.C. company Mount Desert Island Ice Cream to create a new flavor called Savor the Chill, which is available through November 22. Purchase of the ice cream also comes with a limited edition shirt.

Yes, it’s true — Darkest Hour are partnering with fellow Washington, D.C. trailblazers Mount Desert Island Ice Cream to launch a new flavor, Savor the Chill, this month (the D.C. Mout Desert Island Ice Cream location — the confectioners’ first outside of Maine — is run by Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley, two longtime employees at the punk label Dischord Records, so it’s got music cred and deliciousness cred).

What’s better than ice cream and punk rock? Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley, two longtime employees at the local punk label Dischord Records, loved Maine-based Mount Desert Island Ice Cream so much, they brought it home

If you’re an ice cream fan, here’s something awesome: two employees of Dischord Records have opened an outpost of Maine’s Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, based in Bar Harbor. The ice cream has had rave reviews over the year, including from President Obama.

If you’re looking for a reason to try Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, the Maine-based import that opened in Mount Pleasant early last month, ask Obama. The former president gave the artisanal scoops his stamp of approval back in 2010 at one of the Bar Harbor locations, pronouncing the toasted coconut “terrific.”

Business partners Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley met working at Dischord Records—D.C.’s legendary punk label that launched in 1980 and grew into one of the most respected and enduring independent labels in the country.

“For me and for Brian, it shaped us growing up,” Quinley says. “The way Dischord is run has had a profound impact on me on being up front, honest, no bullshit.” Lowit, who also has his own record label, echoes Quinley, describing Dischord as simple, utilitarian, and honest. That’s how the pair plans to run their ice cream shop, which opened in Mount Pleasant on July 1.

Founded in Bar Harbor by Linda Parker in 2005, Mount Desert Island was named one of the "Best Ice Cream Spots in the U.S." by Food & Wine this year.

After having opened two additional locations in Maine, the Mount Desert Island team is ready to storm the District with unique flavors such as blueberry basil, Maine sea salt caramel and cinnamon cardamom. Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley, DC locals and longtime friends of Parker, will helm the new DC location.

Mount Desert Island Ice Cream is a small-batch shop that has a presidential pedigree. While vacationing in Bar Harbor in 2010, President Obama stopped by Mount Desert Island Ice Cream for a bite of toasted coconut (with the former FLOTUS opting for chocolate.)

“We are excited to announce that we are opening in Washington D.C. this fall! This is the site of our future location in Mount Pleasant, added bonus, a great Pupuseria downstairs! We are currently under construction so we will keep you posted as we get closer to opening.”

The heat may be here in full force but so too is the ice cream!!

“Mount Desert Island Ice Cream Artisanal small-batch ice cream thoughtfully sourced with forward-thinking flavors. In Bar Harbor & Portland, Maine, coming soon to Washington DC.”

Ice cream artisan Linda Parker shows her local pride, as when she adds Maine sea salt to caramel ice cream.

Against all climatic odds, New England has long been a hotbed of ice-cream ingenuity. Mount Desert Island Ice Cream—Linda Parker’s artsy, blue-hued trio of scoop shops in Bar Harbor and Portland, Maine—honors that heritage, combining the quaint charm of the seashore with a cosmopolitan flair...

Lindsay Clendaniel, creator of Scoop Adventures, has found the best creameries from across the country and adapted their authentic recipes so you can make them in your own ice cream maker for your friends and family.

Cinnamon-cardamom. Chocolate-wasabi. Thai-chili. Mt Dessert gives you unexpected pairings in the most creative and savory combinations.

This relative newcomer sits on Bar Harbor Green in a setting one customer described as "gloriously small town." Pick a bench and enjoy a cone, or try a tasting flight: four one-ounce scoops of different flavors. The small-batch producer uses premium, organic ingredients, both for old-standby flavors and many bolder ones like Blueberry Basil sorbet...