9e Centenaire
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, this high-proof herbal liqueur possesses an almost indefinite aging potential, often developing deeper dried fruit, honey, and tobacco notes over 10 to 30+ years in bottle.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, Roquefort cheese, roasted duck with fruit reduction
✨ Technical Specifications
Created in 1984 to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the founding of the Carthusian Order by Saint Bruno in 1084, the '9e Centenaire' (9th Centenary) is a masterpiece of monastic blending. This cuvée is crafted from a selection of aged liqueurs of varying profiles, striking a sublime balance between the fiery power of the classic Green Chartreuse and the honeyed complexity of the Yellow. It is bottled at 47% ABV in distinctive, individually numbered, heavy-set bottles that replicate the historic 18th-century designs of the monastery's early glasswork. The exact recipe remains a secret guarded by the Carthusian monks, involving 130 botanicals macerated in a grape spirit base and aged in oak casks. It represents a bridge between centuries of spiritual devotion and liquid art.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its origins to 1605 when the Carthusian monks received a mysterious manuscript detailing an 'Elixir of Long Life,' Chartreuse is one of the world's most iconic and secretive spirit producers. Perfected in 1737 at the Grande Chartreuse monastery near Grenoble, France, the sacred recipe remains strictly guarded by just two monks who oversee the selection, maceration, and distillation of 130 natural mountain herbs, plants, and flowers. Production has traversed historic milestones, including a famed period of distillation in Tarragona, Spain, before settling at their modern state-of-the-art distillery in Entre-Deux-Guiers. Renowned globally for its distinctive natural coloring and profound herbal complexity, Chartreuse produces revered expressions such as Chartreuse Verte, the softer Chartreuse Jaune, and extended oak-aged V.E.P. bottlings that evolve magnificently with age.