My mint has stayed in control, but I harvest A LOT of it to make tea, at least a pound a week in summer. I must have my mint tea all summer long - I've already been eye-ing my mint patch to start my first batch of the year, hehe. I think they're nervous :P I should have enough sprigs by the weekend to make it.
I grow spearmint, peppermint, and pineapple mint. I had chocolate mint and orange mint last year too, but it didn't come back - I'll have to get some more and plant it in a better spot this year. My favorite teas are mixed with fruit juices, my most favorites are a cran-apple-cinnimon-mint tea, and an orange-lemon-mint tea.

Last spring I put a hunk of Scotch Mint in a 1' X 1' planter to save for my daughter. It has gotten HUGE and threatens to take over that area if I don't hack it back on a regular basis. I think you will be surprised at how large your mint will get this year. DO NOT put mint anywhere it can travel.

Those drinks sound yummy and I'm going to try them.
I took the center plant out of the rectangle planter and planted it in an old wheelburrow- retired- with holes already in the bottom. That way it can spread a little further. I'm not going to plant it in the ground.