# What is your favorite Altoid flavor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942 "2012-05-24T12:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/1 "2012-05-24T12:41:44Z")
Altoids, the curiously strong mints, come in six different flavors: peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, liquorice and ginger. I am not a big mint fan, but I do like the cinnamon and liquorice (licorice?) flavors. I have never tried the ginger, but if it is like spicy ginger beer, I would probably like it. What is your favorite Altoid? ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/2 "2012-05-24T12:50:04Z")
Love the cinnamon! I have never been able to find the ginger, still looking… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/3 "2012-05-24T12:55:43Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Love the cinnamon! I have never been able to find the ginger, still looking… Make that two of us. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/4 "2012-05-24T12:58:10Z")
I have a tin of ginger Altoids sitting right next to me right now. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/5 "2012-05-24T13:58:13Z")
I like the cinnamon and the wintergreen ones. I haven’t seen the ginger ones yet either. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/6 "2012-05-24T14:06:30Z")
Peppermint? Whichever one comes in the red-rimmed tin. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/7 "2012-05-24T14:15:42Z")
For a while they had chocolate coated ginger ones. But yah, ginger. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/8 "2012-05-24T15:13:46Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Love the cinnamon! I have never been able to find the ginger, still looking… The ginger is an abomination before Og. And I like ginger candies. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/9 "2012-05-24T15:37:55Z")
Can’t say as I’ve tried them all, but I still love the original. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/10 "2012-05-24T15:49:52Z")
Ginger is hnrk. But I will consume half a tin of wintergreen some days. Just so good with a glass of water. They also have creme de menthe as a flavor, though it might be discontinued now. It’s not that great. I still have a tin of it I’ve never finished. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/11 "2012-05-24T16:07:43Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > They also have creme de menthe as a flavor, though it might be discontinued now. It is no longer listed on the [Altoids website.](http://shop.altoids.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/12 "2012-05-24T17:29:13Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > For a while they had chocolate coated ginger ones. > But yah, ginger. They also had the peppermint and cinnamon varieties in a chocolate covered version, but I haven’t seen them in ages. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/13 "2012-05-24T17:50:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I have never tried the ginger, but if it is like spicy ginger beer, I would probably like it. It is like that. Crunching 4 or 5 at a time is a lovely rush! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/14 "2012-05-24T17:56:57Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > The ginger is an abomination before Og. And I like ginger candies. I knew [Og](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346237). He was a patient of mine. He was into ginger altoids. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/15 "2012-05-24T18:04:19Z")
The only variety I’ve seen here in the UK are the peppermint ones, which are great. It’s odd that a brand that is British in origin doesn’t seem to get marketed much here. ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/16 "2012-05-24T18:58:07Z")
I think I would like Ginger best, but I haven’t tried them so I didn’t vote for them. For now I’m going for Wintergreen. FYI, I did see some “Cool Honey” flavored Altoids last week in NYC. I didn’t pick them up… though now I wish I had! ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/17 "2012-05-27T20:39:54Z")
World Market/Cost Plus carries the ginger flavor, and Amazon does too. I miss their sour candies ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/18 "2012-05-27T21:39:06Z")
The dark chocolate covered cinnamon ones, which are almost impossible to find. Edit: Even [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) just says “sign up to be notified when they become available” ---
**Author:** ![DCTrekkie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dctrekkie/32/18862_2.png) [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/19 "2012-05-27T23:17:22Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > The only variety I’ve seen here in the UK are the peppermint ones, which are great. It’s odd that a brand that is British in origin doesn’t seem to get marketed much here. I emailed them about that once, they didn’t give an explanation but peppermint is the only flavour they sell over here. I have to import the others when I want them. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942/20 "2012-05-28T03:07:46Z")
> [@pythonzzz](#): > > I miss their sour candies ☹ You and I both. ☹ (I hadn’t realized why I hadn’t been seeing them at the local supermarket anymore. I thought it was just something I’d have to special order if I wanted them.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-altoid-flavor/622942.md?page=2)