**Creme De Menthe (FLAVRZ) 8% (7-2-23)** -- It's NO secret that I can't and don't use cooling agents, so this one was going to be a ride for me. I actually don't drink or use CDM, so again, a ride was coming my way. Because there's [ no cream in creme de menthe](https://www.mashed.com/637473/what-is-creme-de-menthe-and-what-is-it-used-for/), it makes you wonder what IS in it. I was surprised to actually like this one, as it was not in my typical wheelhouse. It started out with a delicious almost cotton candy like carrier paired with a mint and hint of peppermint, and finished with the peppermint. There was a slight cooling effect, that could have been the mint, and was not objectionable, even to me. Again, having not used CDM IRL, I cannot directly compare the two, but it presented as fairly natural mints with that great carrier of sweetness. What I think I liked the most, was it wasn't TOO minty. Just enough, and done very nicely. Scoring can be hard, especially if you (I) have not tried the flavor IRL, but, this one was good, with no off-notes, and plenty of smooth mint, riding on that (for lack of better term), cotton candy carrier. After much debate, I decided to leave it high at a **9.5/10**, with no real take-offs.