Yellow Chartreuse

Yellow Chartreuse — Chartreuse Jaune

Created in 1840, Yellow Chartreuse is inspired by the Élixir 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. A liqueur with 43% alcohol content, produced and still made today by the Chartreuse Fathers.

Elaboration

Chartreuse Jaune is characterised by its sweetness, spicy scents and natural colour from 130 plants, flowers, bark, roots and spices. Its production is significantly different from the Green Chartreuse and requires several weeks of work in various stages:

• Grinds made by the monks in the plant room at the Grande Chartreuse monastery
• Distillation to obtain the aroma
• Different types of maceration that extract the active ingredients from the plants and give the liqueur its natural colour

It then ages for a long time in truncated cone-shaped oak vats before being bottled, and continues to evolve and develop its complexity in the bottle.

Tasting Notes

• An intense yellow colour, a fresh and spicy nose
• A soft structure
• Scents of turmeric, citrus and anise
• Floral notes extend the tasting

Serving Suggestion

As a digestif, serve ideally chilled between 12°C and 13°C or on ice. Also used as an ingredient in cocktails since the 19th century, bringing subtlety and softness.