Chartreuse Verte is a very popular French herbal liqueur. It takes several weeks to make, using no fewer than 130 plants, flowers, barks, roots and spices. It is made at the Aiguenoire distillery in Isère.
This liqueur was created in 1605, when Duke François-Annibal d'Estrées gave a manuscript to the Carthusian monks in Paris. It contained a list of plants and instructions on how to make an elixir of "long life". In 1840, the liqueurs were marketed under the name Chartreuse.
Chartreuse Verte is produced in several stages, involving distillation, maceration, extraction and cold infusion of the ingredients. It is then aged in oak casks before bottling. It is composed of alcohol, sugar, water and plant substances.
Ideal as an after-dinner drink, serve chilled or over ice. It is also used in many cocktails.
