Tarragone Fabriquee Yellow 1982-89
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Fully mature and drinking exceptionally well now; its high alcohol and sugar content allow it to remain stable and continue evolving indefinitely under proper cellar conditions.
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Dark chocolate desserts, artisanal blue cheese, or served neat as a digestif alongside roasted almonds.
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The legendary 'Tarragona' Chartreuse represents one of the most fascinating chapters in spirits history. Following their expulsion from France in 1903 due to anticlerical laws, the Carthusian Monks established a distillery in Tarragona, Spain, where they continued to manufacture their secret elixirs. Even after returning to France, production in Spain continued until the Tarragona distillery finally closed its doors in 1989. The Yellow (Jaune) expression from the final production era of 1982–1989 is a masterpiece of monastic distilling, crafted from a secret recipe of 130 botanicals macerated in grape spirit and aged in oak casks. Naturally colored with saffron, this historic liqueur is celebrated for its softer, honeyed, and intensely aromatic profile, showing notes of anise, citrus peel, thyme, and warm spices that have evolved beautifully over decades of bottle aging.
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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.