Mint Imperials

Three ingredients. Sugar, peppermint oil and a little acacia gum to hold it together, which is the whole recipe for a Mint Imperial and has been for well over a century. The result is a smooth white ball with a cool, clean peppermint flavour and a satisfying crunch once you have sucked it thin enough to bite.

They are made by building sugar up in layers in a slow turning pan, the same way they were made in Victorian sweet shops, which is why they are so dense and why they take a while to get through. No colour, no fat, no nonsense.

They are the polite mint. Put them with Humbugs and Mintoes for a mint mix, or with Everton Mints for a black and white bowl, and keep a handful in the car for after the garlic bread.

Made without gelatine, suitable for vegetarians. May contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts.

May contain: Peanuts, Tree nuts

• No gluten listed
• No milk listed
• No eggs listed
• No soya listed

Standard delivery is £3.99 and is free on orders over £50. It usually takes 2 to 3 working days from dispatch.

Express delivery is £5.99 for next working day delivery when you order before 2pm Monday to Friday. Orders placed after 2pm or at weekends are dispatched the next working day. The Highlands and islands can take a little longer.

Sealed sweets can be returned unopened within 14 days.