Spearmint is the softer, sweeter of the two garden mints, and it is what goes into these drops. Our Mint Spice Drops carry spearmint oil at 35%, so a single drop delivers what four to six mint leaves would, with no chopping and no green flecks.

An emulsifier makes up the remainder, letting the mint mix into a sorbet base or a lemonade as smoothly as into a ganache or a brownie batter. When a recipe wants a sharper, cooler mint for chocolate work, our Peppermint Flavour Oil is the alternative.

How to Use Mint Spice Drops 

A drop at a time is the rule here: stir, taste, then decide whether more is needed. Use one drop wherever a recipe calls for a small handful of chopped leaves. Mix it into ice cream and sorbet bases before churning, beat it into fondant for chocolate mint creams, or add it to brownie and cake batters along with the eggs. It also lifts cold drinks, from lemonade to iced tea. Screw the cap down firmly between uses; a cool, dry spot out of the sun keeps it in good condition for up to three years.

Pairings and Ideas 

Chocolate in any shade takes well to spearmint, and so do lime, lemon, strawberry and watermelon.

• Mint choc chip ice cream
• Chocolate mint fondant creams
• Strawberry and mint sorbet
• Lime and mint drizzle cake
• Mint brownies with a dark chocolate glaze
• Iced mint lemonade