Chartreuse, the herbal liqueur of the Carthusian monks
Drinkology | 26 September 2024
The history of the Chartreuse brand Every spirit has a history. Chartreuse also has one, a special one at that. Around 1605, a nobleman gave the Carthusian monks a recipe for an “elixir of long life”. However, it was not until 1755 that a production process was developed. Only very few monks knew one of the best-kept secrets of the time.
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