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