Dr. McGillicuddy's Mentholmint
Dr. McGillicuddy's Mentholmint is the mint liqueur of the Dr. McGillicuddy's range — 750mL, an intense peppermint liqueur built around a bracing menthol chill, made by the Sazerac Company and bottled in New Orleans, Louisiana. Served ice-cold, it is one of the classic American shooter liqueurs. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Size: 750mL
- Flavour: Intense peppermint with a cooling menthol character
- Style: Mint liqueur (schnapps-style)
- Producer: Sazerac Company — bottled in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Serve: Ice-cold, straight from the freezer
The Doctor's Mint Prescription
The Dr. McGillicuddy's range trades on a piece of Sazerac folklore — a travelling 19th-century "doctor" whose flavoured schnapps-style liqueurs became bar staples across America. Mentholmint is the line's coldest prescription: not a soft creme de menthe but a full-intensity peppermint liqueur with a menthol edge that lands like a breath of winter air, which is exactly why it lives in the freezer door of so many bars. Keep a bottle beside the rest of our liqueurs, browse the spirits shelves, or see the range on the Dr. McGillicuddy's vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Pure peppermint — candy-cane bright. Palate: Sweet mint up front, then the menthol chill builds and cools the whole mouth. Finish: Long, cold and clean, the mint fading slowly.
How to Enjoy
Freezer-cold and straight is the canonical serve — a shot that tastes like liquid peppermint. It also layers into hot chocolate, spikes a peppermint mocha, and gives a Grasshopper or stinger-style cocktail its chill without green creme de menthe's weight.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mentholmint? It is Dr. McGillicuddy's intense-mint variant — a peppermint liqueur with a pronounced cooling menthol character, distinct from softer green creme de menthe.
How should it be served? Ice-cold. The brand's whole serve tradition is the freezer shot; the cold tightens the sweetness and throws the menthol forward.
Who makes Dr. McGillicuddy's? The Sazerac Company — the same house behind Fireball — and this bottling is bottled in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A freezer-door classic with a menthol kick — buy Dr. McGillicuddy's Mentholmint online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.