Chartreuse

[mosesbotbol]

Any fans of this liquor from the moutains of France? Kind of like Jaegar, but more like the real deal. Too much, and you'll end up in the back seat of police cruiser...

Pretty good stuff though, very secret recipe.

http://www.chartreuse.fr/

[celticgent]

i've only had the green, but i cannot stomach it.

i seriously had to choke down the little i had.

it was just disgusting to me.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by celticgent

i've only had the green, but i cannot stomach it.

i seriously had to choke down the little i had.

it was just disgusting to me.

The green is the one! That is funny... Like medicine or something. We use to have a shot of green before hitting the town.

[Corona Gigante]

Not a big fan.

In the UK, at least the bit where I grew up, chartreuse was an old granny's drink.

[SeanGAR]

When I lived in France one of my buds lived in Grenoble so we had to make the trip over when I came for a visit.

I can handle the green but am not a fan of the yellow. I just realized that I've never gotten snockered on Chartruese. Hmm ... should I rectify that deficiency?

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by SeanGAR

When I lived in France one of my buds lived in Grenoble so we had to make the trip over when I came for a visit.

My buddy lives in Grenoble too and he's the one who turned me on to it. I think it's made near by. When I go to Grenoble, I like to pick up a bottle, as it does not go down fast and I'll have a souvernier for at least a year. Much faster than the boxes of cigars will last...

Have you tried Vertical Vodka? Suppose to be made from the monks, 4x distilled in copper tins like Swiss Xellent Vodka.

[zamco17]

I work at a liquor store and that stuff never sells. Maybe 1 or 2 bottles a year. The green and the yellow are about $35

[joshua]

Never had it straight up, but if you still have some left I suggest giving this drink a whirl:
http://www.idealdrinks.com/view-508.html

Quite a nice mix.

[Cigar Hound]

I was under the impression that this drink was primarily an after dinner drink similar to cognac? It also has a very high alcohol content. All that being said, I'd still rather have a spanish brandy!

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Cigar Hound

I was under the impression that this drink was primarily an after dinner drink similar to cognac? It also has a very high alcohol content. All that being said, I'd still rather have a spanish brandy!

There's no comparison towards Brandy with this. If you like Jaeger, you may like this stuff.

[Cigar Hound]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

There's no comparison towards Brandy with this. If you like Jaeger, you may like this stuff.

Ummm...thanks anyway...When I got out of college, I vowed to never abuse my body with that stuff again...

[mikey202]

I have some Chartreuse colored fishing lures,,they work really good!!

[Lumpold]

add a shot of green chartreuse and a shot of blue curacao to a glass of champagne and you get a yummy, neon blue, champagne cocktail called a 'ray gun'. Nice.

Edit: Charteuse and tonic is supposed to be a good way to drink this. I may have to invest in a bottle and some tonic.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Lumpold

add a shot of green chartreuse and a shot of blue curacao to a glass of champagne and you get a yummy, neon blue, champagne cocktail called a 'ray gun'. Nice.

Sounds like a pretty trendy drink; will have to try one soon. Thanks.

[Lumpold]

Trendy... yeah, I guess it is... no quite along the lines of that one with the $400 jewel in it, but trendy nonetheless.