For those that know me they know i'm a DRANKER.. I was at my local pub having a few drinks with my friends talking some business, the bartender offered me a new drink Chartreuse (I like to call Chartruth) because this she is the truth. I feel in love with it and had to find out a little more on it check it out....
"Chartreuse is a French liqueur composed of distilled alcohol flavored with 130 herbal extracts. The liqueur is named after the Grande Chartreuse monastery where it was formerly produced, located in the Chartreuse Mountains. The liquor is nowadays produced in a factory in the nearby town of Voiron under the supervision of monks from the monastery."
The two types of Chartreuse most often found are:
- Green Chartreuse (110 proof or 55%) is a naturally green liqueur flavored with extracts from 130 plants with its coloring coming from chlorophyll.
- Yellow Chartreuse (40% or 43%), which has a milder and sweeter flavor and aroma.
Other kinds of Chartreuse are:
- Chartreuse VEP (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) 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 VEP comes in both yellow and green.
- Elixir Végétal de la Grande-Chartreuse (142° proof or 71%). The Herbal Elixir gets its unique flavour from 130 medicinal and aromatic plants and flowers. It can be described as a cordial or a liqueur, and is claimed to be a very effective tonic.
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