With its garish ‘grellow’ colour, mythological origins, secret recipe and limited supplies, the herbal liqueur made by French monks is now the coolest thing to order at the bar It’s just after 9pm in drizzly Belleville, Paris. Too late for cocktails, too early for bedtime, but up the steep hill that straddles the 19th and…
Since 1605 the herbal liqueur Chartreuse exists. The main product of the Carthusian Order is maintained in a shrinking market. How do the monks do this?