Best Substitutes for Green Creme de Menthe

Out of Green Creme de Menthe? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Green Creme de Menthe — liqueur used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Green Creme de Menthe

Liqueur 25.00% ABV Cool, mentholated nose with intense peppermint and spearmint oils. Palate is bracingly fresh with sweet, cooling mint and a candy-like quality. Long, icy finish with lingering menthol coolness.

Recommended Substitutes

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White Creme de Menthe

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Mint syrup

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Mint

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.