Fabriquee Verte
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
This historic 1951 bottling is fully mature and ready to be savored now. Thanks to its high alcohol and sugar content, well-stored bottles will remain in peak condition indefinitely.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, strong blue cheese, or enjoyed neat as a digestif.
✨ Technical Specifications
Green Chartreuse (Verte) from 1951 represents a legendary era of production following the Carthusian monks' return to their historic home in Voiron, France. Bottled at its traditional high proof, this extraordinary herbal liqueur is crafted from a secret recipe of 130 botanicals known only to two monks. Unlike almost any other spirit, vintage Chartreuse undergoes magnificent bottle aging. Over the decades, the initial fiery, intensely herbaceous punch of the young spirit has mellowed into a sublime, silky elixir. The 1951 bottling is highly coveted by collectors for its incredible integration, where sharp anise, mint, and pine have evolved into a complex, harmonious tapestry of dried mountain herbs, warm honey, and gentle spice.
🍾 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.