What is National Creme De Menthe Day?
The creamy peppermint-flavored liqueur used in cocktails and desserts on September 15th is recognized on National Crème de Menthe Day. To celebrate, try your new combination!!
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Many of the liqueurs we enjoy today started as tonics and cure-alls.. And we're grateful to pharmacists for bringing them into existence. One of those liqueurs is Crème de menthe (mint cream). Emile Giffard, a French pharmacist, investigated mint's cooling and digestive properties. ch led him to a crème de menthe dish.
Crème de menthe is sweet and mint leaves (usually Corsican mint) give crème de menthe its green color.. However, when extracted, the liqueur is colorless. This style of liqueur is also known as white crème de menthe. Both varieties have similar tastes and are interchangeable in recipes, providing that color is not essential.
For several weeks, the traditional recipe calls for steeping dried peppermint or Corsican mint leaves in grain alcohol.. This process produces a natural green color. The following steps include filtration and the addition of sugar.
