Vanilla Mint: The Story Behind the Flavor

Vanilla Mint is our best seller and the flavor most people try first. Here is where the two ingredients come from and why they work so well together.

Vanilla

Vanilla comes from the seed pod of an orchid. The plant is native to Mexico, where it was used long before Europeans arrived. Today most vanilla is grown in Madagascar. Each flower has to be pollinated by hand, and the pods are cured for months. That is why real vanilla is one of the most expensive spices in the world.

The flavor is warm, sweet and creamy. It rounds off sharper flavors, which is exactly what it does in this pick.

Mint

Peppermint is a cross between watermint and spearmint. It has been grown for flavor for centuries, and it is the mint in most toothpaste and gum. The cool feeling comes from menthol, a compound in the leaves that tricks the nerves in your mouth into sensing cold.

Why they work together

Vanilla is warm and mint is cool. On their own, vanilla can be flat and mint can be sharp. Together you get a smooth start and a clean finish. It is the same reason mint chocolate chip ice cream works.

What the pick tastes like

Creamy vanilla up front, then a cool peppermint finish. It is the mildest of our four flavors. The flavor is strongest at the start and settles as you go. Flip to the fresh end when it fades.

What is in it

American white birch, 5 mg of pure nicotine, certified organic vanilla and mint flavors, organic monk fruit and vegetable glycerin. No sugar, no sucralose, nothing artificial. It is sugar-free with zero calories.

When people reach for it

After a meal, after coffee, on a drive, or any time they want something fresh in their mouth. Most people keep a pick in for 20 to 60 minutes.

A reminder

Nicotine is an addictive chemical. Stokes picks are for adults 21 and over who already use nicotine. If you are new to nicotine, start with one pick and wait before taking another.

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