flavors that, if anything, simply draw attention for being outrageous. Examples are Cucumber, Noodle Kugel, Avocado, Disco Inferno (Tabasco flavored), Wasabi flavored, and Ube (a purple root vegetable frequently used in Filipino cuisine). The stores feature flavors that reflect the food of the season; in the Fall they integrate pumpkin and apple into their ice cream options and only make their Fresh Peach Ice Cream when actual fresh peaches can be found - August, which is why so many flavors are only available one time a year and only for a few weeks at a time. These ice cream flavors resulted from extensive experimentation by Petryk himself. J.P. Licks also partners with fellow small, local companies to invent new flavors. In 2022, they partnered with Castle Island Brewing, Co. to create "Salted Caramel Infused Coffee Ice Cream" and with Grillo's Pickles to create "Fresh Pickle Ice Cream" for National Pickle Day, held annually on November 14. Variety of ice cream options J.P. Licks sells many regular ice cream flavors as well as hard frozen yogurt, soft frozen yogurt, dairy-free ice cream, and sorbet. In 1987, J.P. Licks began producing hard and soft frozen yogurt from scratch, and now, frozen yogurt still is an important part of the store and makes up 20% of its sales. They also prepare a variety of stock ice cream cakes and custom made/decorated ice cream cakes for any occasion - all packed by hand! The stores also have vegan, gluten free, and dairy free flavors, and all J.P. Licks products are Kosher certified. In 2006, J.P. Licks released a dog-friendly ice cream called "Cow Paws" made of dairy free peanut butter and honey sorbet (with a kosher dog bone on top!). In 2021 they tried a Smokey Maple Bacon flavor but the Peanut Butter and Honey Cow Paw remains a fan favorite. Coffee In 1999, J.P. Licks began roasting its own coffee in the headquarters in Jamaica Plain, with a wide selection of fair trade organic coffee and over 20 different coffee blends. J.P. Licks supports a community in Guatemala called the Trapichitos Community that hand picks and hand sorts the coffee. The growers decide the price and are paid directly to eliminate middlemen manipulation that often comes with growing coffee. The initial decision to make coffee was made by Petryk when Starbucks bought Coffee Connection and he was unimpressed by the quality of coffee