Charteuse - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:05:10 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Charteuse - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Where has all the Chartreuse gone? https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/03/06/where-has-all-the-chartreuse-gone/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 04:51:22 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=156227 Last month, a "bombshell" letter from the Carthusian monks in Voiron, France circulated through the world of spirits. The letter explains a decision by the monks to limit the production of Charteuse, their famed alpine liqueur dating to 1605, in order "to focus on their primary goal: protect their monastic life and devote their time Read more

Where has all the Chartreuse gone?... Read more]]> Last month, a "bombshell" letter from the Carthusian monks in Voiron, France circulated through the world of spirits.

The letter explains a decision by the monks to limit the production of Charteuse, their famed alpine liqueur dating to 1605, in order "to focus on their primary goal: protect their monastic life and devote their time to solitude and prayer."

Apparently, this decision had been made quietly in 2021. A growing Chartreuse shortage started being noticed by spirits enthusiasts during 2022. The drinks website Punch verified the letter a couple of weeks ago. Chartreuse will now only be sold exclusively under allocation, making it much more difficult to find.

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