Chartreuse

In 1605 François Hannibal d’Estrées, presented the recipe for an ‘Elixir of Life’ to the Carthusian monks. Using over 130 different herbs & spices, the recipe was so complex that it took the monks well over a century to figure it out – production was not begun at the monastery until 1737. This special edition Chart...

Chartreuse Cuvée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers is the fruit of a collaboration with Meilleurs Ouvrier de France sommeliers (France’s highest qualification), the history of this version of the famous Chartreuse liqueur dates back to 2007. It is a reworked version of the yellow Chartreuse, a very accessible, rich, lively, fresh, p...

This is a older version of Chartreuse Jaune.

This rare 75cl Chartreuse Jaune was bottled in Voiron between 1941 and 1941. The monks used the traditional bottle & label to celebrate their return to the monastery in Voiron from where they left in 1903. Despite it’s age and the, often inferior, corks used by the monks this bottle is blessed with a cork which is still ferm and doe...

This Chartreuse Jaune is estimated to have been bottled in Voiron between 1965 and 1966.

Chartreuse Jaune, bottled between 1973 and 1979.

This Chartreuse Jaune was bottled prior to 1980, one of the first ‘black caps’ on the market but still without barcode which dates is pre-1980.

Chartreuse Jaune (Yellow) was introduced in 1838 as a sweeter and milder version of Chartreuse Verte. 101 years after the monks first produced their Elixir Végétal. Chartreuse is actually the only liqueur which does improve after bottling which partly declares the high demand for older Chartreuse. This box contains miniature versions which wh...

The “Liqueur du 9° Centenaire” was created in 1984 to commemorate the 900th year of the Chartreuse Monks (The founding of the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in 1084). Its colour is also entirely natural and it is a little sweeter than the Green Chartreuse.

The “Liqueur du 9° Centenaire” was created in 1984 to commemorate the 900th year of the Chartreuse Monks (The founding of the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in 1084). Its colour is also entirely natural and it is a little sweeter than the Green Chartreuse.

Chartreuse VEP (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) Verte is made using the same processes and the same secret formula as the traditional liqueur, and by extra long ageing in oak casks it reaches an exceptional quality.

Chartreuse Verte is the stronger, 55%, version Chartreuse which was introduced in 1764, 27 years after the monks first produced their Elixir Végétal. Chartreuse is actually the only liqueur which does improve after bottling which partly declares the high demand for older Chartreuse. In 1970 ‘Chartreuse Diffusion’ took over bottlin...

This rare 50cl Chartreuse Verte was produced between 1930 and 1940, either in Fourvoirie or Voiron.

Chartreuse Verte, bottled in Voiron between 1973 and 1985. This 35cl bottle is in mint condition and comes with it’s original box. As it has no barcode it’s safe to assume this was actually bottled before 1980.

Chartreuse Verte, bottled in Voiron between 1973 and 1985. Chartreuse Verte is the higher-strength liqueur made by the famous monks.

This Chartreuse Verte was bottled in 2007 for the German market.