Altoids Curiously Strong Mints, Wintergreen, 1.76-Ounce Tins (Pack of 12)

by Altoids

Product Features

• Pack of 12 1.76-ounce tins of "curiously strong" wintergreen mints (21.12 total ounces)
• Made with strong Wintergreen flavor
• Sensory stimulant that engages your senses; always curiously strong, original and authentic
• Packaged in a convenient pocket-sized metal tin

Product Description

About the Brand

Around the turn of the 19th century, during the reign of King George III, the recipe for the original Altoids was perfected by Smith & Company, a London confectionary firm. They were first sold in the U.S. in 1918, at that time sold in small, rectangular cardboard cartons. The tins so recognizable today were first introduced in the 1920s to help protect the mints and to stay neatly closed in pockets and handbags.

Today, the Altoids line includes mints, sours, and gum.

Why Are They Called Altoids?
The exact origin of the name is unclear, but it seems that during the 19th century confections were given names employing the -oids suffix to imply a medicinal benefit (Altoids were promoted for more than a century as a "stomach calmative," though of course Altoids provides no medicinal benefit). Smith & Company also marketed several other remedies with –oids in their names, such as Benoids for delicate throats and chests, Zenoids for an easy digestion, Cyphoids to defend your throat, and Notoids antiseptic voice and throat pastilles.

Product Description

Keep your breath smelling fresh and clean. These long-lasting hard breath mints come in a durable tin, so you can take them with you wherever you go.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.8 x 2 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FKL0EU
• UPC: 022000158932
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #9 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Oral Hygiene > Breath Fresheners > Breath Mints

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The new altered flavor of altoids wintergreen mints=YECH!, January 31, 2011

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Board Gamer "F.R.E." (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Altoids Curiously Strong Mints, Wintergreen, 1.76-Ounce Tins (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

Altoids wintergreen mints were once my favorite flavor of altoids. They had a clean, refreshing, decidedly strong rush of pure mint flavor. For years I enjoyed the intense, clean sweet flavor, as I bit into them. Unfortunately, Wrigleys (the new owners) have altered the flavor (more artificial ingredients?) and added blue artificial color to them. The mints now taste like cheap toothpaste, that leaves an unpleasant chemical aftertaste in your mouth. These once delightful mints are now ghastly! Let's hope the Wrigley's people with the uneducated palates don't mess with the Peppermint Altoids! I will not buy these wintergreen mints again, unless they change back to the old style, which was full of natural mint flavor, and artifical color free. If you are lucky enough to find a tin that does not list "color (blue 1)" in the ingredients list, you've found some of the old style wintergreen mints (the good ones). The full ingredients list on the original good wintergreen altoids was (sugar, natural and artificial flavors, gum arabic, gelatin). Since I wrote this review I've been fortunate to find about a dozen boxes of the good, old mints. These were at small out of the way grocery/drug stores that tend to charge a little more for their products.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another good product degraded, March 4, 2011

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Veronica - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Altoids Curiously Strong Mints, Wintergreen, 1.76-Ounce Tins (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

To Other Prospective Purchasers of Altoids Wintergreen Mints,

I have enjoyed these mints for many, many years. however, the latest batch I bought, after Wrigley's purchased the company, are truly horrible. You get a short burst of minty flavor and then at least an hour's worth of a synthetic/chemical aftertaste which is quite unpleasant. I'll not buy them again unless Wrigley's returns to the original recipe. I guess they are saving a few cents by changing the recipe, but they are going to lose a whole lot of customers in my opinion.

I would have rated the old Wintergreen Altoids with all the stars in the firmament, but the new ones rate none at all. Don't buy them unless you have to.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cuious. . . and strong., September 13, 2010

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E. Williamson (Oregon.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altoids Curiously Strong Mints, Wintergreen, 1.76-Ounce Tins (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

I have never found Altoids to be lacking. Also bought the new licorice flavor. It is really nice if you like licorice, and I do.

Good price.