This special release of Chartreuse was first created in 1984 to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the founding of the Grande Chartreuse Monastery in 1084. The Chartreuse Liqueur du 9th Centenaire is bottled at 47% and is slightly sweeter than the standard green version; though like this version it is completley naturally coloured.
The 700ml bottle is a replica of the one used in the 18th century and bears an identification number on its back label.
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The order of Chartreuse dates back to 1605, when Carthusian monks in a monastery near Paris were gifted a manuscript depicting an elixir made up of 130 herbs. It wasn’t until the 18th century that a study of the manuscript was undertaken at Mother House of the Order – La Grande Chartreuse – in the mountains near Grenoble in southeast France.
First produced 1764, it was a made as a medicine and then as a beverage in the following centuries. Today only two Chartreuse Monks are said to know the names of the 130 herbs and plants in the liqueur’s production.
