Post #813601 by arriano on Tue, Aug 6, 2024 1:18 PM

I've come across two different cocktails from maybe the 1950s or 1960s that call for Rose Mint (aka Rosemint). I was wondering if anyone here has heard of it. My thought is that maybe it was simply a pink creme de menthe, but I don't know for sure. A Google search came up with nothing helpful.

The first mention I found of rose mint was in a description of a cocktail called the Coral Reef on an old menu from the Bali Hai in San Diego. My initial thought was that it was referring to the plant -- a variety of mint called rose mint -- and used like a mint julep or mojito.

But I recently got a copy of an old menu from the Aku Aku in Las Vegas, where someone (presumably a bartender) wrote out the recipes for most of the drinks. For a drink called the Mana Cocktail (Firefly), the recipe calls for 1/4 oz Rosemint, which made me think it must be in some kind of liquid form.

So, I remain baffled. Thoughts?