It's from a recipe protected by Carthusian monks living in a monastery in the Chartreuse Mountains. It's made from 130 herbal extracts, flowers, and secret ingredients blended with a wine alcohol base.
It's green.
I first heard about Chartreuse back in 1992 in Poppy Z. Brite's novel "Lost Souls" and assumed it was a fictional beverage. After spotting it (and buying it) in a liquor store many years ago, I've always made a point to own a bottle. Potent stuff. And there's just something about it that reminds me of Halloween.
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(The color Chartreuse was named after this drink)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Chartreuse
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what is it that reminds you of halloween? the color or taste?
Probably a little of both..plus the fact that vampires were attracted to the drink in Brite's novel.
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