Fabriquee Yellow Reine des
⏳ Drinking Window
Due to its high proof and sugar content, this liqueur is practically immortal. It can be enjoyed immediately upon release or cellared for 10 to 40+ years, during which the herbal elements integrate further and develop rich, tertiary notes of beeswax and dried stone fruits.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate truffles, blue cheese, apricot tarte tatin
✨ Technical Specifications
Dating back to the mid-19th century, Yellow Chartreuse was affectionately dubbed 'La Reine des Liqueurs' (The Queen of Liqueurs) due to its softer, sweeter, and incredibly aromatic profile compared to the intense Green expression. This rare bottling is a tribute to that historic legacy, crafted by the Carthusian Monks using their closely guarded recipe of 130 botanicals. Selected from exceptional, slow-aging oak casks, this cuvée represents the pinnacle of the Yellow style. It offers a mesmerizingly complex bouquet of saffron, honey, anise, fresh mint, and citrus peel, underpinned by a velvety texture and a long, warming finish that reflects centuries of monastic dedication.
🍾 About the Producer
Chartreuse represents one of the world's most legendary and enigmatic spirit traditions, rooted in an alchemical manuscript for an 'elixir of long life' presented to the Carthusian monks by François Annibal d'Estrées in 1605. Brother Jérôme Maubec and Brother Antoine spent decades unraveling its formula, establishing the Élixir Végétal in 1764 and Green Chartreuse in 1840. While production historically migrated from Fourvoirie to Tarragona during monastic expulsion, and later Voiron, primary distillation moved to the Aiguenoire facility in Entre-Deux-Guiers in 2018. Surrounded by the limestone massifs of the Prealps, only two designated Carthusian monks hold the complete secret formula, overseeing the selection, weighing, and blending of 130 alpine herbs, plants, and botanicals. The complex multi-stage macerations and copper pot distillations age in colossal uncharred oak foudres, creating peerlessly complex liqueurs capable of decades of bottle maturation. Benchmark expressions include the intensely herbal Green Chartreuse (55% ABV), saffron-tinged Yellow Chartreuse (43% ABV), and extended-cellared V.E.P. bottlings.