Quote Originally Posted by Coelho
Where can i get some of this "Creme de Menthe"?
It's available in most liquor stores here in the US. It's a liqueur (sweetened and flavored alcoholic beverage that is a bit dessert-like, not a full-strength distilled spirit) so it would be with things like Kahlua, Cointreau, Frangelico, Benedictine, and the other flavored and sweetened liqueurs. There is usually a dark emerald green version and a clear colorless version, but they taste exactly the same. Green Dragon just seems to disappear into the dark green version --- I've never tried it with the other kind.

If you can't find it in stores, there are a lot of recipes on the internet. I've never made it, but they all looked very simple to me --- a lot of fresh mint leaves (or some mint extract), more sugar than you would think, Everclear (grain alcohol) or vodka, and then usually some water to get the concentration correct. Optionally, some recipes use some food coloring to add color, and some use some very small amount of glycerine to add the right texture.

When I make Green Dragon, I usually convert the concentrated tincture into a liqueur. And the recipe I use is loosely based on those I saw for Creme de Menthe --- sugar, alcohol, and water. It still never tastes very good. Now that I know how well it mixes into Creme de Menthe, in the future I will probably just skip making my own liqueur and add it directly into a bottle of Creme de Menthe.