Fabriquee Verte Periode 1951-1956
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Ready to drink now. Having aged for over seven decades, this historic bottling has reached a sublime plateau of maturity and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if kept sealed and stored away from direct light.
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Dark chocolate tarts, artisanal blue cheeses, rich game terrines
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The 'Fabriquée Verte Période 1951-1956' represents an extraordinary, highly collectible era of Green Chartreuse distilled at the historic Voiron site in France. Handcrafted by the Carthusian Monks using their legendary, closely guarded 1605 recipe of 130 botanicals, this mid-century bottling has undergone decades of glass aging—a phenomenon revered by spirits connoisseurs. Over more than seventy years in the bottle, the high-proof green liqueur has undergone a magical transformation. The intense, fiery herbal bite of its youth has mellowed into a silky, harmonious elixir, revealing deeply integrated notes of candied mint, anise, saffron, pine, and a damp, earthy forest-floor complexity that only extensive bottle evolution can achieve.
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Dating back to 1605 when the Carthusian Monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery received a manuscript containing the recipe for an 'Elixir of Long Life,' Chartreuse is one of the world's most storied and enigmatic spirits. Handcrafted by the Monks of the Order of the Chartreux, production historically centered in Voiron, France, with a significant period of exile in Tarragona, Spain, before moving to the modern Aiguenoire distillery in Entre-Deux-Guiers. The production process remains a closely guarded secret known to only two monks, involving the maceration of 130 botanicals in grape-based alcohol followed by extensive aging in oak casks. Renowned for its complex herb-forward profile, the house is celebrated for its iconic Green (Verte) and Yellow (Jaune) expressions, alongside highly coveted V.E.P. (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) and historic Tarragona bottlings. This legendary producer continues to bridge centuries of monastic tradition with unmatched artisanal excellence in the world of fine spirits and liqueurs.