Description

Yellow Chartreuse Liqueur

Chartreuse, it is more than 4 centuries of history since the handing over of the manuscript by François Hannibal d’Estrées in 1605. It took more than 150 years of research for the Carthusian monks (les Chartreux) to unravel the secret of the manuscript and fix the recipe for the Elixir Végétal in 1764. At the beginning of the 19th century, the development of a new “Table Elixir” gave birth to the Green Chartreuse and the Yellow Chartreuse in 1840. Since then, they have been able to keep and transmit their precious know-how and , even today, these recipes constitute the main product of the Chartreux Fathers.

The history of the Chartreuse liqueur traces its origins to the late 11th century when the Carthusian monks settled in the Chartreuse massif and cultivated medicinal plants for their elixir of “long life.” Over the years, they refined a secret recipe made from 130 plants, leading to the creation of both a potent elixir and later a commercial liqueur. The Carthusians faced societal upheavals—including the French Revolution, expulsions, relocations of their distilleries, and world wars, but they persisted, adapting production and branding through generations.

Since the 1950s the brand has reinforced its identity with modern bottle design and international marketing, endured a decline in the 1980s, and then revived by embracing craft, authenticity and regional heritage. Today Chartreuse enjoys global recognition and appears in elite gastronomy and cocktail culture. With a future-looking initiative called “Grand Avenir,” the brand intends to remain rooted in its monastic traditions while continuing to evolve with limited editions, new distillation sites and a continued focus on preservation and innovation.

Created in 1840, this yellow liqueur is inspired by the Elixir Végétal recipe. It was so popular that Father Garnier, attorney and responsible for liqueurs at the time, subsequently decided to officially name it Chartreuse Jaune and registered the “Chartreuse” mark in 1852. It was a liqueur with a 43 ° content, produced and still made today by the Chartreux Fathers.

Chartreuse Jaune is distinguished by its natural color, gentle sweetness, and complex blend of spicy aromas derived from 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots, and spices. Its production differs significantly from that of Green Chartreuse and requires several weeks of careful work through multiple stages. The process begins with the monks grinding the ingredients in the plant room at the Grande Chartreuse monastery, followed by distillation to capture the aroma. Various macerations are then carried out to extract the active ingredients from the plants and impart the liqueur’s natural color. Afterward, it is aged for a long time in truncated cone-shaped oak vats before being bottled, where it continues to mature and develop deeper layers of flavor and complexity.

Yellow Chartreuse Liqueur Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Intense yellow
• AROMA: Fresh and spicy with scents of turmeric, citrus and anise
• TASTE: A soft structure with floral notes
• FINISH: Lingering with herbal and floral notes
• ABV: 43%