About Chartreuse

The Chartreuse trademark was first registered in 1852, and the liqueur remains the property of the Carthusians, with the recipe and production knowledge still kept within the order.

Its identity is built as much on secrecy and continuity as on flavour. Chartreuse is still made from a formula known only to two people within the order, and the liqueur has survived exile, counterfeiting, changing tastes and multiple changes of production site across the centuries.

A major recent milestone came in 2018, when the monks inaugurated the Aiguenoire distillery in the heart of the Chartreuse massif, bringing production back closer to its historic home. Alongside the classic green and yellow bottlings, releases such as V.E.P., created in 1963, and the continued importance of Chartreuse in gastronomy and cocktails have helped keep it one of the most distinctive and historically unusual names in spirits.