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Chartreuse

Chartreuse

Chartreuse

Tasting Notes

Chartreuse Green

‘Chartreuse Verte’ derives its unique character from a traditional recipe of 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices. Its development requires several weeks of work and is done in
various stages:

– Preparation of ingredients by the monks in the plant room at the Grande Chartreuse monastery
– Distillation to obtain flavours
– Different types of maceration that extract the active ingredients from the plants and give the liquor its natural colour
– Ageing in oak casks before being bottled, where it continues to evolve and develop its complexity in the bottle

 

TASTE & AROMA

A powerful herbaceous, peppery nose. A fresh palate with minty notes, pine sap and citrus fruits. Bittersweet tea at the end of the mouth prolongs the finish.

 

RECOMMENDED SERVES

Traditionally served neat, chilled as a digestif French 1605

 

Chartreuse Yellow

Created in 1840, this yellow liqueur is inspired by the Elixir Végétal recipe. It was so popular that Father Garnier, attorney and responsible for liqueurs at the time, subsequently decided to officially name it Chartreuse Jaune and registered the “Chartreuse” mark in 1852. It was produced and is still made today by the Chartreux Fathers.

 

METHOD

Yellow Chartreuse is made from the same 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices as the Green, but is characterized by its sweetness from the addition of honey and grape distillate, and a significantly spicier aroma. It’s production follows the same process as Green Chartreuse:

– Preparation of ingredients by the monks in the plant room at the Grande Chartreuse monastery
– Distillation to obtain flavours
– Different types of maceration that extract the active ingredients from the plants and give the liquor its natural colour
– Ageing in oak casks before being bottled, where it continues to evolve and develop its complexity in the bottle

 

TASTE & AROMA

An intense natural yellow colour, a fresh and spicy nose with a soft structure. Scents of turmeric, citrus and anise. Floral notes extend into the finish.

 

RECOMMENDED SERVES

Traditionally served neat, very chilled or over ice as a digestif French 1605

 

Chartreuse Elixir

In 1605, the Duke of Estrees entrusted the Carthusians with a manuscript bearing a mysterious recipe made up of 130 plants that could give rise to an “Elixir of long life”. For more than a century and a half, the Carthusians developed this recipe with thanks in particular to Brother Jérôme Maubec, to a final product in 1764 called “Plant Elixir of the Grande Chartreuse”. It was quickly distributed as a care product to local populations, especially during the cholera crisis of 1832. Brother Charles was the first to market it in local markets, descending on a donkey from the monastery. Since 1764, the recipe for the Elixir has remained unchanged but it is now more commonly added to cocktails to deliver a herbaceous note.

 

METHOD

The preparation of the Herbal Elixir requires several weeks and is done in three stages: distillation to obtain the aroma, maceration which gives the natural color and extraction which makes it possible to collect the beneficial properties of the 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices that compose it.

 

TASTE & AROMA

Vibrant, fresh herbaceous aromas with a long vegetal finish

 

RECOMMENDED SERVES

French 1605

 

MOF Liqueur

This special Chartreuse Jaune cuvée was first created in 2008 by the Chartreux Fathers in close collaboration with the Meilleur Ouvriers de France Sommeliers (M.O.F). The finest Sommeliers in France came together to create this exceptionally well balanced liqueur.

 

METHOD

The cuvée des Meilleur Ouvriers de France is a blend of select traditional Yellow Chartreuse liqueurs blended to seek a different aromatic balance, highlighting freshness and liveliness.

 

TASTE & AROMA

On the nose, herbal minty notes with genepi, basil and citrus, with a cleansing vibrant and sweet mouthfeel. Flavours of gentian, anise, camomile and mint with a herbal complexity.

 

RECOMMENDED SERVES

To optimise flavour serve very cold on cubed or crushed ice

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Chartreuse Green ‘Chartreuse Verte’ derives its unique character from a traditional recipe of 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices. Its development requires several weeks of work and is done in various stages: – Preparation of... more

Description

The oldest liqueur in the world, created in 1605, Chartreuse comes from a monastery in the mountains near Grenoble. Green Chartreuse is the only liqueur in the world with a natural vivid green hue. Only two Chartreuse monks know the identity of the 130 plants, how to blend them and how to distil them into this world-famous liqueur. They are also the only ones who know which plants they must macerate to produce the natural green and yellow colours. And they alone supervise the slow ageing in oak casks. Yellow Chartreuse on the other hand, created in 1838 uses additional spices such as honey and saffron.... less

The oldest liqueur in the world, created in 1605, Chartreuse comes from a monastery in the mountains near Grenoble. Green Chartreuse is the only liqueur in the world with a natural vivid green hue. Only two Chartreuse monks know the identity of the... more

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