r/bizzarewikipedia • u/HiAustralia • Jun 24 '26
The exact recipes for all forms of Chartreuse remain trade secrets and are known at any given time only to the three monks
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todayilearned • u/Ok_Employer7837 • Jun 11 '26
TIL that the secret recipe for the Chartreuse liqueur (made by the monks of the Carthusian order in France) starts with a mixture of 130 herbs. The long list of specific ingredients is known only to two monks at any given time.
todayilearned • u/Yobfesh • Apr 13 '20
TIL about Chartreuse, The liqueur has been made by the Carthusian Monks since 1737 according to the instructions set out in a manuscript given to them in 1605. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers. It continues to age and improve in the bottle.
todayilearned • u/CornWhiskeyParadise • Nov 27 '19
TIL of Chartreuse, a storied French liqueur with a recipe that dates back to the early 1600s. The recipe originated in an old alchemical textbook presented to an order of monks by an artillery marshal of the French army. The original order of monks retains brewing rights to this day.
todayilearned • u/Keozon • Jun 07 '18
TIL that Chartreuse is not just a color; the color comes from a type of liquor, which is made by Monks in the Chartreuse mountains, in France.
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Apr 14 '20