Mint Imperials
The mint in the bottom of every handbag.
- CategoryHard Boiled
- First appeared1800s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madePanned
What it is
A small hard white mint, smooth and slightly domed, with a clean strong peppermint flavour and nothing else going on. The after dinner mint of British restaurants and the glovebox of every car.
Taste
Where it comes from
Mint imperials are a Victorian British sweet, made by the comfit method, and were sold as a breath freshener and digestive aid as much as a treat. The word imperial was a common Victorian marketing flourish meaning best quality. They became the standard mint handed out with the bill in restaurants and at the reception desk of hotels across Britain.
What it's made of
Sugar panned in a rotating drum with gum arabic as a binder and peppermint oil for flavour, built up in thin layers until smooth, then polished. Most contain almost nothing but sugar and mint.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
May contain traces of <strong>Nuts</strong>, <strong>Peanuts</strong>,
Sugar, peppermint oil, stabiliser: acacia gum.
Allergens
May contain: Peanuts, Tree nuts
