Chartreuse yellow Vol.43% Cl.70

Yellow Chartreuse is one of the oldest known liqueurs, produced by the monks of the Benedictine order for medicinal purposes in the Middle Ages in Voiron near Grenoble.

The Chartreuse liqueur dates back to 1605, when in a monastery near Paris the monks received a manuscript as a gift from Henry IV's marshal containing the recipe of an alchemist with great knowledge of herbs and the ability to treat them to create a beneficial remedy.

After years spent trying to interpret the manuscript, in the early 1700s the first practical formula for the reproduction of this Elixir of Long Life was drawn up.

Also called Certosino, the liqueur is still produced under the supervision of the Monks.

The yellow Chartreuse is produced with the same botanicals as the green Chartreuse, that is 130 plants, herbs and flowers, but with a lower alcohol content and with the addition of a distillate of honey and sugar syrup.

More fragrant and sweet than the famous green Chartreuse, the yellow Chartreuse was introduced to the world in 1840.

It is also presented in the traditional Chartreuse liqueur bottle with the seal of La Grande Chartreuse.

Its color is completely natural with no artificial flavors or preservatives.

This too can be enjoyed neat or in a long drink.

Only two Chartreuse monks know the identity of the 130 plants, how to mix them and how to distill them into this world-famous liqueur.

They are also the only ones who know which plants must macerate to produce the natural green and yellow colors.

And they alone control the slow aging in oak barrels.

Yellow Chartreuse, now available with a higher alcohol content (43° instead of the previous 40°) which enhances its aromatic range.

To be drunk as a digestive after dinner or on an ice base.

It is also excellent for use in creating cocktails.