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The mystical monk liqueur: Why collectors chase vintage Chartreuse

Why does a French liqueur cost more than Pappy Van Winkle? The answer lies in Chartreuse's extraordinary history and its ...
Forbes

Monks Are Making More Chartreuse Than They Have In 100 Years. So Why Is There A Shortage?

WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 25: Chartreuse is a liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since 1737 according to the instructions set out in a manuscript given to them by François Annibal d'Estrées in 1605.
National Catholic Register

The Story Behind Chartreuse, the Legendary Liqueur of the Carthusians

The world-renowned “elixir of life” has been around for centuries, but its secret recipe — which has nearly disappeared several times — has never been revealed by the monks who made it famous.
Rutland Herald

Film gives glimpse inside monastery

ARLINGTON — A documentary about life in the Carthusian monastery on Mount Equinox, made by a team of Rutland filmmakers, to be screened at the visitors center outside the monastery, gives the outside ...
Times Argus

Entering Mount Equinox’s cloistered monastery

On top of Mount Equinox, 17 monks from all over the world live quietly, dedicating their lives to silence, solitude and contemplation. The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, America s only ...
Smithsonian Magazine

French Monks Are Driving the Chartreuse Shortage

A group of French Carthusian monks are the only producers of Chartreuse—and despite high demand, they aren't planning to increase production. Karl Gruber via Wikimedia Commons underCC BY-SA 4.0 If ...
Robb Report

Quiet Quitting? The French Monks Behind Chartreuse Are Making Less Liqueur to Focus on Solitude

In recent months, bottles of Chartreuse have been hard to come by. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like that will be changing anytime soon. “The monks are not in this to drive Mercedes and live a ...
The New York Times

EVERY-DAY LIFE OF A CARTHUSIAN MONK; Severe Regime of the Members of the Ancient Order. They Are Rigid Vegetarians -- Spend Their Time Largely in Fasting and Prayer -- They Are ...

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The New York Times

FRANCE BANISHES CARTHUSIAN MONKS; Combes Ministry's Programme of Expulsion Completed. Famous Monastery of La Grande Char- treuse Will Have to be Abandoned -- The Monks Going to ...

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