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Chartreuse Of. Tarragone Verte mise 1973

  • 55% |
  • 0.38L

This edition was produced in Tarragona, where the monks from the Grande Chartreuse monastery moved to produce their liqueur after being exiled from France in 1903. Although the monks returned to France to renew production in Fourvoirie in 1929, the Tarragona distillery remained active until 1989. Th…More info

  • Distillery: Chartreuse
  • Appellation: Liqueur Herbale
  • Country/Region: Spain , Catalunya
  • Quantity: 1 Half-bottle
  • Level: 1 2cm
  • State: 1 slightly bin-soiled label

Lot presentation
Chartreuse Of. Tarragone Verte mise 1973

The wine

This edition was produced in Tarragona, where the monks from the Grande Chartreuse monastery moved to produce their liqueur after being exiled from France in 1903. Although the monks returned to France to renew production in Fourvoirie in 1929, the Tarragona distillery remained active until 1989. The Chartreuse from Tarragona has a different profile due to different plants, ingredients and spirits used, all from Spain. The liqueur was also stored in barns with sometimes very extreme changes in daily temperatures. These bottles are highly sought-after by enthusiasts and collectors due to their unique character.

The distillery Chartreuse

Mystery surrounds the origins of Chartreuse. In 1605, one of Estrées’‘ marshals presented the Carthusian Monks at Vauvert, Paris with a manuscript containing the formula for a plant elixir. In 1764, this formula using 130 plants was perfected and formalized by Father Jérôme Maubec, who created the Elixir Végétal de la Grande-Chartreuse, the monastery where Chartreuse would be produced until 1864. After a difficult end to the century marked by a French Revolution that posed many problems for religious orders, green and yellow Chartreuse were created in 1840 and quickly became popular. In 1903, the monks were expelled from France and sought refuge in Tarragona, Spain, where they continued to produce Chartreuse, despite the brand being sold to a group of liquor producers. They recovered the brand in 1929 and returned production to France, although the Tarragona distillery would continue operating until 1989. Today, Chartreuse Diffusion manages production, now at the Aigueneoire Distillery, which follows in the footsteps of Fourvoirie and Voiron. Various types of Chartreuse are distributed, from green Chartreuse, to yellow Chartreuse, the Elixir Végétal and VEPs. Older versions and limited editions are hugely popular among enthusiasts and collectors, who have nicknamed it the “Queen of Liqueurs”.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Chartreuse
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Liqueur Herbale
  • Country/Region: Spain , Catalunya
  • Alcohol percentage: 55 %
  • Volume: 0.38L
  • Quantity: 1 Half-bottle
  • Level: 1 2cm
  • State: 1 slightly bin-soiled label
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Green Liqueur
  • Intensity: -
  • Dominant aroma: -
  • Tasting occasion: -
Chartreuse Of. Tarragone Verte mise 1973
Chartreuse Of. Tarragone Verte mise 1973

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