Chartreuse’s characteristics make it perform in cocktails in a specific way. It’s higher in alcohol than most liqueurs, almost syrupy, rich with herbal complexity.

Spirits Chartreuse is hard to find these days. Here are the best alternatives. You can still make Chartreuse-based cocktails using other Alpine herbal liqueurs.

As to why, Chartreuse's popularity has surged globally in recent years, Zappia has a theory. "It is more than a liqueur," she says. "It has been a symbol of durability and stability since 1605 and ...

“There’s only so much Chartreuse you can make without ruining the balance of monastic life,” said the Rev. Michael K. Holleran, a former monk who oversaw Chartreuse production from 1986 to 1990.

It's time to give this herbal liqueur the respect it deserves. “There is a purposeful shortage of Chartreuse based on the monks not wanting to support alcoholism,” Pruitt tells me, though it ...

Chartreuse traces its history back to 1609 when, it is said, a secret recipe was handed to the Carthusian monks by a marshal in the army of King Henri IV.

The worldwide shortage of chartreuse – an herbal French liqueur used in cocktails like The Last Word – is affecting Northeast Ohio cocktail enthusiasts. Skip to Article. Set weather.

Yellow chartreuse is the Domino’s Pizza of chartreuse. It’ll get the job done, but it’s not a culinary marvel. Here’s where green chartreuse comes in. Sticking with the pizza metaphor, green ...