Green Chartreuse
Green Chartreuse is a high-proof French herbal liqueur distilled from a secret blend of over 130 plants and herbs, producing an intensely vegetal, medicinal, and slightly sweet character with a natural green colour. It is significantly stronger than most liqueurs. Its complexity makes it a defining, unmistakable ingredient wherever it appears.
Common uses
- modifier in stirred herbal cocktails
- base note in split-base drinks
Buying & storage
Keeps more or less indefinitely: Alcohol is preserving it. An open bottle keeps for a very long time, though aromatics do fade slowly.
Buying: genuine Chartreuse is still made only by Carthusian monks — there is no true substitute for its exact flavour
Storage: keeps indefinitely, store upright away from light
In depth
Understanding green chartreuse
How it is made, where it comes from, what it pairs with, and how it behaves in an alcohol-free drink.
Origin
A French herbal liqueur made by Carthusian monks since the 18th century, from a closely guarded recipe of over 130 botanicals.
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