La Tarragone du Siecle
⏳ Drinking Window
As a highly stable, high-proof herbal liqueur of unmatched quality, it is virtually immortal and can be enjoyed now or cellared indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate tart, blue cheese, or enjoyed neat as a digestif.
✨ Technical Specifications
La Tarragone du Siecle is an extraordinary, legendary release from the Carthusian Monks, created to commemorate the centenary of their historic distillery in Tarragona, Spain, which operated from 1903 to 1989 following their expulsion from France. Released in 2003, this mythical bottling is a master blend of exceptionally rare, historic distillates of both Green and Yellow Chartreuse produced in Tarragona throughout the twentieth century. Handcrafted using the monks' closely guarded recipe of 130 botanicals, the spirits matured in oak casks under the unique, warm Mediterranean climate of Catalonia, which imparted a distinctively rich, sweet, and intensely complex character compared to their French counterparts. This liquid time capsule offers an unparalleled sensory journey through monastic history, blending notes of anise, wild thyme, citrus peel, honey, and warm baking spices.
🍾 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.