Chartreuse

Question 1

What is chartreuse?

Answer 1

french Alpine liquor based on a legendary Alpine liquor called genetive

Question 2

Who created chartreuse?

Answer 2

carthusian monks in 1737 that was taken from a manuscript tat was given to them by Francois Hannibal destress in 1605.

Question 3

Where is chartreuse made?

Answer 3

The town of ward in France. Its named for the grand chartreuse monastery. located in the chartreuse mountains

Question 4

what is chartreuse known for?

Answer 4

the elixir of long life. it was created for medicinal purposes

Question 5

How is green chartreuse made?

Answer 5

blending 130 different herbs and botanickles. its macerated into a sugar beet based spirit. The spirit is distilled and undergoes a multiple staged masteration process for 6 weeks to extract the flavour and coulour and then aged in french oak casks

Question 6

Where do the botanickes come from

Answer 6

30% of the botanickles come from italy, France and Switzerland and 70% come from other places in the world