A bright green peppermint liqueur that has been a Bulgarian bar staple since socialist times, served over crushed ice. It is often layered with mastika in the same glass, the two spirits sitting in visible bands.
It is a bottled commercial liqueur built on a distilled base spirit, and the brands’ flavour formulations are their own.
What goes into it
- a neutral spirit
- peppermint oil or extract
- sugar
- green colouring
How it is made
Neutral spirit is sweetened heavily with sugar syrup, flavoured with peppermint and coloured, then filtered and bottled. The high sugar content is what makes it dense enough to layer under a lighter spirit in a glass.
How long it takes: blended and bottled; no ageing
How it is eaten
Over crushed ice, or layered with mastika as a two-tone shot.
History
A Bulgarian bar staple since socialist times, often mixed with mastika in a two-layer glass.
Frequently asked questions
What is Menta?
Menta is a wine & spirit from Bulgaria: bright green peppermint liqueur served over crushed ice. A Bulgarian bar staple since socialist times, often mixed with mastika in a two-layer glass.
How is Menta made?
Neutral spirit is sweetened heavily with sugar syrup, flavoured with peppermint and coloured, then filtered and bottled. The high sugar content is what makes it dense enough to layer under a lighter spirit in a glass. It takes blended and bottled; no ageing.
Can I make Menta at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a bottled commercial liqueur built on a distilled base spirit, and the brands’ flavour formulations are their own.
What goes into Menta?
A neutral spirit, peppermint oil or extract, sugar, green colouring.
How is Menta eaten?
Over crushed ice, or layered with mastika as a two-tone shot.
