Breathsavers Peppermint

Breathsavers Peppermint is a peppermint-flavored mint sold in the snack and chocolate candy aisle. Peppermint mints like this usually give a cool, clean menthol-forward flavor that comes up early and fades slowly, with a faint sweetness underneath rather than a heavy sugar taste. Expect a firm, smooth texture that is meant to dissolve gradually rather than be chewed. Mints in this style suit moments when you want a clean finish to the palate. One after a meal, especially a rich or garlicky one, tends to reset the mouth. Peppermint also sits well beside coffee, black tea, and dark or milk chocolate, where the cooling note offsets bitterness and cocoa richness. Because the flavor is strong, keep it away from delicate foods and from anything you are tasting closely, since it will mask subtler flavors for a few minutes afterward. The mints also work as an ingredient. Crushed, they can be stirred into hot chocolate or folded into whipped cream, scattered over vanilla ice cream, or dropped whole into a mug of hot cocoa to melt slowly. Crushing a few into a cookie or brownie batter gives scattered pockets of mint, though how well they hold their shape depends on the oven temperature. Store them sealed and out of heat and damp. Moisture and warmth can make hard mints sticky or cloud their surface. This is a confection, not a spirit or other beverage. The usual guidance on chilling, glassware, and cocktails does not apply, though a cup of hot cocoa or coffee is the most natural thing to serve it alongside.