The Frosty Mint question: Rumple Minze & Icemint

Three things that are easy to confuse

A peppermint aroma, a cooling sensation and the full character of a remembered tobacco are not the same target. A liqueur that smells minty has not thereby reproduced a tobacco's base, processing or final flavor. The base leaf is part of the question, not just a neutral container for mint.

This guide considers Rumple Minze—sometimes written “Rumple Minz”—and Berentzen Icemint as proposed mint-alcohol candidates. We did not find a controlled, published comparison establishing either as a Frosty Mint substitute, or a tested recipe that establishes the safety of the resulting smoke.

The documented forum proposal

In the August 2025 “Replicating Frosty Mint” thread, a participant proposed putting tobacco in a container alongside a separate small vessel of peppermint liqueur, such as Rumple Minze, and allowing aroma to transfer with the lid closed. The suggested wait was about a week. Crucially, the writer presented an idea and said they had not tried Frosty Mint; this was not a successful side-by-side replication report.

That distinction matters. Repeating the suggested timing as if it were a finished recipe would turn an untested proposal into a claim the source never established. It also supplies no evidence about safe residual ingredients, storage stability or combustion products.

Why Icemint is not a one-for-one instruction

Brand names do not specify the concentration of every flavoring, sugar or other ingredient. Formulations and labels can also vary by market. We have not verified a current Icemint formulation suitable for making a tobacco comparison, so there is no defensible conversion such as “replace one measure with one measure.”

Likewise, beverage strength is not a measure of mint intensity or inhalation safety. A food or beverage label describes its intended use; it does not validate burning it on tobacco.

A better checklist for evaluating a posted recipe

Before treating a post as evidence, look for:

• The exact base tobacco and whether it was already flavored.
• A clear distinction between direct wetting and separate-vessel aroma transfer.
• The product identity and actual quantities, not “some schnapps.”
• An unchanged comparison sample and an honest account of what differed.
• A report of the result, rather than replies predicting it should work.
• Separate evidence for health and storage claims; tasting notes cannot provide it.

Even a reproducible flavor result would answer only a flavor question. It would not establish that the preparation is safe to smoke.

Mint has an afterlife in the pipe

Community discussions also describe lingering mint character. Think about carryover before applying an experiment to a valued pipe or an entire container of tobacco. The ghosting guide explains why strong residual flavor should not trigger an aggressive cleaning recipe.

Our conclusion is deliberately narrow: the separate-vessel method is documented as a forum proposal; a verified Frosty Mint clone using either named liqueur is not established by the sources we found. We will not attach a “tested recipe” label to it.