Chartreuse is a French liqueur produced with 130 herbs and botanicals. It is known as one of the few liqueurs on the market that has the ability to get better with age. Chartreuse was first produced by Carthusian Monks in 1737 from a recipe discovered by François Annibal d’Estrées in 1605.
Chartreuse is produced from a secret recipe passed down by Carthusian Monks. Green Chartreuse is produced from a sugar beet-based spirit, whereas Yellow Chartreuse is produced using a grape-based spirit. Both of these spirits are distilled in copper pots, macerated with their unique recipe of botanicals, and aged in charred French oak. Only two guardians, Dom Benoit and Frère Jean-Jacques, are permitted to enter the ‘herb room’ where the botanicals dry. These botanicals are sourced from all over the world and range from citrus rind to thyme to saffron and beyond.