A NEW ice cream store – which prides itself on having “quirky” flavours – is set to open in Aberdeen.

The former Keystore newsagents on Rosehill Drive is due to open as Equi’s Aberdeen in February.

The ice cream parlour will form part of the Equi’s Ice Cream franchise, which currently has bases in the Central Belt.

In their range, the Scottish-Italian family-run business includes flavours such as raspberry cranachan, Irn Bru, strawberry cheesecake as well as mojito and ginger.

For the festive season, the company brought in special flavours like Christmas pudding and spiced gingerbread.

Some of the recipes have been passed down through four generations, since the first ice cream parlour’s formation in 1922.

Equi’s ice cream, which is in Hamilton, can be found in more than 250 shops, cafes and restaurants across Scotland, including Wowzie sweet shop on Aberdeen’s St Andrew Street.

It uses Scottish dairy farms to make its ice cream, which has won a number of awards.