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Therefore, today's moral quandry: you love Absinthe (though you are somewhat disappointed that it is now legal) but you don't like mint. Can you, who have heretofore avoided everything minty except Girl Scout cookies and toothpaste, now embrace a breath mint that combines oil of anise with a pungent hit of wintergreen? If they're these absinthe mints, yes, you can.
A tin of them appeared in my Christmas stocking, lurking with green fairy glee among a jumble of banana taffy, jelly nougats, and stripey coconut things. They look like aspirin and taste predominantly of anise, which the sales copy would have us believe is "the predominant flavor of absinthe." Absinthe drinkers who can be bothered to do so will be glad to correct that gross mischaracterization, but as it's the holidays I'm willing to overlook marketing blather over the fact that these little mints are marvelous. Like another mint I do like -- Altoids licorice -- the mint is subdued by the powerful presence of a stronger flavor. The mint provides a cushion for the anise in these mints, much like the vermouth coddles the gin in a martini. As just as the gin caresses the vermouth in response, so responds the anise to the mint.
I can't write as a mint-lover, so I cannot provide a mint approval rating (I suspect that for mint purists, the anise will be too strong). I also suspect that there are many anise-haters who echo my sentiments about mint. Whether your area of expertiese is anise, mint or Absinthe, once you try these darling little devils, leave commentary below to let us know what you think -- even if its just to tell us about the spike in your popularity at the office when you artfully positioned the sexy green tin on your desk.
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