Cocktails with Crème de Menthe white
Crème de menthe white is a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur in its clear, colorless form.
ABV25%
Substitutes for Crème de Menthe white
Green crème de menthe
Works one for one. It tastes the same and only turns the drink green.
Peppermint schnapps
Stronger and less sweet. Use about three-quarters of the measure, plus a barspoon of 2:1 syrup for every 20 ml of crème de menthe called for.
Fresh mint
Gives aroma only, so the syrup and spirit have to come separately.
On the label
- “crème de”
- Nothing to do with cream. EU rules set a minimum of 250 grams of sugar per liter for anything sold as crème de, and it is that sugar, not dairy, that gives the syrupy weight.
Storage
Peppermint oil is robust and there is no coloring to fade, so very little can go wrong. Keep it closed against evaporation and it will taste the same for years.
