White crème de menthe
Crème de menthe is a sweet, mint-flavored alcoholic liquor. It is offered commercially in a colorless variant (called "white") and a green variant (colored by the mint leaves or by leaves extract instead of leaves). Both varieties have similar flavors and are interchangeable in recipes, and typically have 25% alcohol by volume.
The mint-flavored crème de menthe originated in the late-19th century. Crème de cacao, as a style of chocolate liqueur, dates hundreds of years earlier.
Creme de menthe is available in two versions, green and white (clear). There is no detectable flavor difference between the two. When a recipe calls for creme de menthe, the white type is usually used.
The mint-flavored crème de menthe originated in the late-19th century. Crème de cacao, as a style of chocolate liqueur, dates hundreds of years earlier.
Creme de menthe is available in two versions, green and white (clear). There is no detectable flavor difference between the two. When a recipe calls for creme de menthe, the white type is usually used.
White crème de menthe is also great with
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Savoy Corpse Reviver
The Corpse Reviver family of named cocktails are occasionally drunk as alcoholic hangover cures of potency to be able to revitalize even a dead person. This recipe is a variation created by Gilmore in 1954.
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Stinger
The Stinger is a lesser-known classic cocktail made with just two ingredients—brandy (often Cognac) and crème de menthe—served either neat in a cocktail glass or over ice in a rocks glass. The cocktail's origins can be traced to the United States in the 1890s, and the beverage remained widely popular in America until the 1970s. It was seen as a drink of the upper class, known as a "society" drink.