Chartreuse (US: /ʃɑːrˈtruːz, -ˈtruːs/ ⓘ, UK: /-ˈtrɜːz/, French: [ʃaʁtʁøz]) is a French herbal liqueur that has been made by Carthusian monks since 1737, reportedly according to instructions set out in a manuscript given to them by François Annibal d’Estrées in 1605.[1] It was named after the monks’ Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains north of Grenoble, France. Today the liqueur is produced in their distillery in nearby Aiguenoire. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers, and sweetened, though the exact recipe is known only to select monks. The color chartreuse takes its name from the drink.
How about that MOF blend?
This is the best one in my opinion (after the VEP, but the VEPs are in another budget range)
Hoo boy. I hadn’t heard of VEP before and I see why!
On the expensive side, one recently seen this display in a monastery’s meeting room in France. 3m high, 5m wide filled with bottles of chartreuse, some more than a century old, some very rare editions where less than ten bottles were produced.
Any of these bottles could be sold for several thousands.
What is that? Not sure what that is.
It’s a blend produced by the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, in this case by the best sommeliers.
The MOF awards are quite neat as a concept. Most famous for chefs and patisserie, but it covers a wide range. I once lived in a town where the news of the month was that a local won the MOF for plumbing. 😀