Green Chartreuse (375ml)
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Spirit Type
Liqueur Learn More
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Spirit Category
Herbal Liqueur
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Size
375ml
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Country
France
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Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Sub-Region
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
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Tasting Notes
CitrusHerbaceousPine
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Cocktail
Last Word
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Glassware
Coupe
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ABV
55%
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Vegan Friendly
Yes
Created in 1840, the “Liqueur de Santé” is the first liqueur made from the original recipe of the Elixir Végétal de la Grande Chartreuse. It was so popular that Father Garnier, attorney and responsible for the liqueurs at the time, later decided to officially name it ‘Chartreuse Verte’, and registered the “Chartreuse” mark in 1852. It is still produced and manufactured today by the Chartreux Fathers in their Aiguenoire distillery in Entre-Deux-Guiers (Isère – France).
Tasting Notes
On the nose, powerful herbaceous and peppery aromas. On the palate, fresh minty notes, pine sap, citrus fruits, and bittersweet tea on the finish.
Method
Green Chartreuse derives its unique character from its natural color, its power and its aromatic complexity from 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices. Its development requires several weeks of work and is done in various stages: grinds made by the monks in the plant room at the Grande Chartreuse monastery, distillation to obtain the aroma, and different types of maceration that extract the active ingredients from the plants and give the liquor its natural color. It then ages for a long time in oak casks before being bottled, and continues to evolve and develop its complexity in the bottle.
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