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 Francois Hannibal d' Estrees, 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. By the early 17th century, only a few monks and even fewer apothecaries understood the use of herbs and plants in the treatment of illness
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Green Chartreuse is hard to find in stores these days so I was happy that you delivered! Have to play more with this spirit. Purchased specifically to make my newest favorite cocktail, The Last Word, at home. Chartreuse has such a unique earthy, herbal taste, with slight hint of licorice in the background.