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GRAPES VARITETIES: No grape
TASTING NOTES: Chartreuse "Yellow" Liqueur boasts a radiant and vibrant golden-yellow hue that captures the eye. Its brilliance is inviting and hints at the richness within. The bouquet is a harmonious blend of herbal and botanical aromas that evoke a sense of intrigue. Notes of honeyed sweetness entwine with fragrant botanicals, including anise, saffron, and various spices. On the palate, Chartreuse "Yellow" reveals a balanced interplay between sweetness and herbal bitterness. The initial impression is one of honeyed richness, complemented by a symphony of botanicals that dance across the taste buds. The combination of herbs, spices, and a gentle bitterness creates a multi-layered and sophisticated flavor profile. The finish is lengthy and warming, leaving a lingering herbal essence that blankets the palate. The sweetness tapers off, giving way to a delightful herbal bitterness that persists.
FOOD PAIRINGS: Goats Cheese | Roast White Meat | Grilled Fish | Satay Skewers | Coconut Curry | Nem Lui
BRAND NAME: Chartreuse
The Order of Chartreuse was more than 500 years old when, in 1605, at a Chartreuse monastery in Vauvert, a small suburb of Paris, the monks received a gift from François Hannibal d’ Estrées, Marshal of French King Henri IV’s artillery: an already ancient manuscript from an “Elixir” soon to be nicknamed “Elixir of Long Life”. This hand-written document was probably the work of a 16th century alchemist with a great knowledge of herbs and who possessed the skill to blend, infuse, macerate the 130 of them to form a perfect balanced tonic. It was this elixir that was destined to become the world-famous Chartreuse liqueur, but it would take more than a century before the alchemist’s recipe to reach a definitive formula.
