
Chartreuse Diffusion
- Address:
- 10, Boulevard Edgar-Kofler
- City:
- Voiron (ZIP Code 38503)
- Location:
- Isère , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country:
- France
- Phone:
- +334 76 05 81 77
- Fax:
- +334 76 66 19 35
- Web:
- http://www.chartreuse.fr/
Since 1737, the Elixir Vegetal is made in the pharmacy of the Monastery of La Grande Chartreuse. It is born in 1764 as the Chartreuse Green and Yellow Chartreuse in 1838.
Then over time, the distillery was moved and route kilometers. She spends Fourvoirie in Voiron and from there the Carthusian fathers are expelled and settled in 1903 in Tarragona, Spain. Then they will come back in 1929 and they get their name "Chartreuse" and their French operating company. They can then go Fourvoirie.
Since 1935, the distillery and the cellar are in Voiron.
Only the Fathers Chartreux know the names of plants 130 plants used to make the liqueur Chartreuse; 2 Carthusian, Dom Benoit and Brother Jean-Jacques, are in charge of manufacturing.
The 18 tons of plants needed each year are delivered by different suppliers to the Monastery of the Grande Chartreuse in St Pierre de Chartreuse.
The "plant room" is located in the old bakery of the monastery; then dried plants are sorted, crushed, weighed and mixed according to the recipe 1605.
Then, they are delivered to the distillery of Voiron in big bags numbered.
Since the 19th century Carthusian use of copper stills, still used today for certain series of liqueurs. Most of the distillation is carried out now in the stills of stainless steel.
After several years of aging in oak barrels, the liquor will be analyzed by the Carthusians, who are the only ones to decide whether the liquor can be bottled and sold.
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
...Intense aromas of perfumed juniper, pine and herbs that make up your prescription. Taste: Complex and something spicy. Chartreuse Green is the only green liqueur in the world with all-natural color. The color is derived from plants and herbs in the recipe...
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
...that the Isère monastery begins to produce medicinal purposes with some success and is now marketed as "elixir plant Grande Chartreuse", and it is from the nineteenth century that the monks perform their digestive, from the same recipe. COUNTRY: France....
- Liquors & creams
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Light green. Scent: Juniper and herbs. Taste: Smooth with a strong presence of herbs. ALCOHOL: 47% Vol COUNTRY: France
- Aguardiente
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Chartreuse Kirsch Eau de Vie Smell: Fresh fruit Taste: Fresh ALCOHOL: 25% Vol COUNTRY: France
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
...fresh flavors, flavors of lemon peel, mint, pine, anise and snuff ,. Aftertaste with mint and anise with ginger. PRODUCER: Chartreuse Diffusion. Country France. PRODUCTION DETAILS: just 2 Carthusian monks know the secret of its manufacture, the exact...
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES OF Chartreuse Yellow 350ml : Color: yellow crocus. Aroma: flowers, honey and spices. Taste: soft and elegant. PRODUCER: Chartreuse Diffusion. COUNTRY: France. PRODUCTION DETAILS: made from a secret recipe from 1605 and no less than 130 plants....
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
...weighed and mixed according to the original recipe. Finally, it conducts its aging in oak barrels before being bottled. Chartreuse Green 1L is used as a digestive and is also a good partner in the mixture of some cocktails. ALCOHOL: 55%
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Chartreuse Élixir Végétal 100ml shows a khaki green with green forest samples Odor: Candied Angelica, eucalyptus, licorice, snuff raw, freshly cut grass, mint hoas ginger cake, fir needles and ground black pepper Taste: strong taste...
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Yellow Chartreuse 1L is greenish straw color. Smell: Aromas of incense, church, pastry, fennel, anise, ripe tropical fruit. Balsamic. Taste: Note to anise, fennel, frankincense, and crème brûlée. ALCOHOL: 42% Vol COUNTRY: France
- Vodka
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Vertical Vodka is colorless. Smell: Aromas soft. Taste: Taste distinctive and natural. ALCOHOL: 40% Vol COUNTRY: Spain
- Herbal liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING: View: The Chartreuse Green V.E.P. 1L is a dark green with bronze highlights. Nose: The aromas are complex, with a dominance of spices and herbs and there are notes of green tea. Palate: The attack is frank and the development on the palate powerful,...
- Fruit liquor
Chartreuse Diffusion (Spirits)
TASTING NOTES: Color: Liqueur de Cassis Des Pères Chartreux 50cl has a dark red-purple Odor: with notes of fruit Taste: rich fruit tones bodied and balanced sweetness. A dense structure COUNTRY: France
Chartreuse Diffusion wines