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• Score: 95 Points

  Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2012 Author: Unlisted
  Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012

  "The aromatics are bold offering scents of bark and roots, cedar, coriander, anise, rosemary, jasmine, and thyme with hints of tarragon and green tea. Rich and sweet with a bright peppery balance. A classic."

  Grade: Chairman's Trophy
  Extraordinary, Ultimate Recommendation
  Best Liqueur

• Score: 98 Points

  The Tasting Panel Author: Anthony Dias Blue
  Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011

  " This has been around so long it had a color named after it- a translucent light green; complex, lush, spicy nose; 130 herbs create a mystical sweet, potent and seductive flavor; beautifully balanced between spice, sweet and alcohol heat; creamy, fascinating and very long; hints of lime, mint, pine, licorice and many more. Still superb after 405 years."

• Score: 95 Points

  Wine Enthusiast Author: Kara Newman
  Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011

  "This light green liquid features musky, herbal and botanical aromas: star anise, tarragon, basil and Dutch licorice. Flavors are bold and sweet, with a slight earthiness and alcohol heat. Finishes sharp, herbal, grassy, floral and complex. Thick and viscous. A classic for gin-based cocktail."

  Grade: Top 50 Spirits of 2011
• Drinks International Author: Unlisted
  Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010

  Winner of the Gold medal for Liqueurs-Herbal

  Grade: Gold Medal
• Martha Stewart Living Author: Other
  Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010

  Chartreuse is like spring in a bottle the yellow-green spirit is said to be made from more than 130 plantsmaking it a fitting choice for this months zodiac cocktail. Melon adds sweetness to Chartreuses complex herbal notes in this vibrant sip.The Aries drink recipe, features honeydew melon, gin, seltzer and Chartreuse.

• about.com Date: Monday, March 15, 2010

  How to make Green Cocktails for St Patricks day?There are few green colored-liquors that make easy cocktails, like Green Chartreuse. It is made from 130 herbs, plants and flowers found in the French Alps. It is 110 proof and has an intense floral and herbal flavor with hints of cloves, citrus, thyme, rosemary and cinnamon.

• Santé Author: Other
  Date: Monday, September 1, 2008

  Intense, multidimensional flavors including toasted cumin, sandalwood, and pine; smooth and surprisingly harmonious with a finish of sweet juniper.

• San Francisco Chronicle Author: Gary Regan
  Date: Friday, January 4, 2008

  I had two glasses of the stuff One was poured from a newly opened bottle the other came from a vintage miniature Chartreuse... Taste this alongside some from a new bottle, read the note that accompanied the wee bottle of green stuff. Was there any difference between my two samples of Chartreuse? Nope. None at all. I was wrong. Again. Im getting used to it by now. The silent monks, it seems, got the last word on this subject, so I'll bring you the Last Word cocktail as a sort of homage to the Carthusians. Its a drink thats detailed in Jones Complete Barguide, a book from the '70s, and its a cocktail that might help open your eyes to the beauty of Chartreuse.The Last Word Makes 1 drink3/4 ounce dry gin 3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse 3/4 ounce fresh lime juiceInstructions: Fill a cocktail shaker two-thirds full of ice and add all of the ingredients. Shake for approximately 15 seconds and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

  Grade: ‘The Cocktailian: Silent Monks Get The Last Word’
• Wine Enthusiast Author: F. Paul Pacult
  Date: Monday, December 31, 2007

  The bouquet is vibrant, prickly and displays cedar, coriander, cardamom, aniseed, jasmine, rosemary, sage, basil and other botanicals. The palate is lushly textured, herbal sweet, peppery and minerally. Sublime aftertaste.

  Grade: 'Top 50 Spirits of 2007: Classic (96-100 pts.) Highest Recommendation'
• Kansas City Star Author: Anne Brockhoff
  Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2007

  This is all about asking a bartender to think about the job exactly as a chef does, says Doug Frost, a wine and spirits expert and Star columnist These men and women are working to create fascinating and well-balanced flavors, just like you want in a restaurant meal. David Smuckler of Mortons Steakhouse won the first Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition. [His recipe follows:]"Meditation Libation (makes 1 drink)5 honeydew melon balls2 tablespoons diced cucumber1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice1/2 ounce lavender simple syrup2 drops rose water1 mint leaf, torn1 1/2 ounces Tanqueray No. 10 gin1/2 ounce Green ChartreuseIceCucumber spear and honeydew melon ball, for garnishPlace honeydew melon balls, diced cucumber and lime juice in a shaker glass, and muddle. Add lavender simple syrup, rose water, mint leaf, gin, Chartreuse and ice; shake. Fill a highball or double old-fashioned glass partway with ice; strain cocktail into prepared glass. Garnish with cucumber spear and honeydew melon ball.

  Grade: ‘Bartenders are Taking Their Cues from Top-flight Chefs’
• San Francisco Chronicle Author: Gary Regan
  Date: Friday, August 31, 2007

  Simplicity is often the key to a good drink, and Purgatory is just about as simple as they come. Mix a base spirit with two liqueurs, add a twist of lemon, and you're in Purgatory. Or Purgatory is in you. Simple as it might sound, though, this is one very complex animal, and the intricacies that lay in wait in the glass are due mainly to Kilgore's somewhat unorthodox choice of liqueursIts the mixture of these two liqueurs that intrigues me, though. When I looked at the formula on paper I envisioned them fighting each other for attention in the glass, but they actually complement each other well. The Benedictine brings honey into play under a fairly soft herbal blanket, and the Chartreuse brings some astringency into the picture, along with another burst of herbs. Layer upon layer of flavors leap out of the glass when you sip a Purgatory.Purgatory Makes 1 drinkAdapted from a recipe by Ted Kilgore, bartender and bar manager at Monarch Restaurant, Maplewood, Mo.2 1/2 ounces Rittenhouse 100-proof straight rye whiskey 3/4 ounce Benedictine 3/4 ounce Green Chartreuse 1 lemon wedge or twist, for garnishInstructions: Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full of ice and add the whiskey, Benedictine and Chartreuse. Stir for approximately 30 seconds, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, add garnish.

  Grade: ‘Heaven? Almost—It’s a Purgatory Cocktail’
• Miami Herald Author: Fred Tasker
  Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007

  This isn't new, but did you ever wonder about Chartreuse, that odd-shaped bottle behind the bar filled with a liquid that's vividly, well, chartreuse? It's an herbal liqueur, invented in 1605 by monks in the French Alps.The recipe is secret, but they're happy to tell you how to turn it into a ''Chartini'' -- 1 ounce Chartreuse, 1 ounce vodka, 1 ounce cranberry juice, 1 ounce orange juice. Shake over crushed ice and pour into a martini glass, rimmed with sugar. (Recommended for getting you through hurricane season.)

  Grade: 'Monk's Tipple'
• San Francisco Chronicle Author: Jane Tunks
  Date: Friday, April 20, 2007

  Theres just one sommelier in the Bay Area wed call irrepressible. And we mean that as a compliment.After beginning his career in wine at some of Southern California's most heralded restaurantsWater Grill and MelissePaul Einbund arrived in San Francisco three years ago to help open George Morrone's Tartare.Recently, Einbund became chef Daniel Patterson's partner at the three-star Coi restaurant in North BeachNo matter what happens to me in life I will always be a sommelier, Einbund explains. I am obsessed with liquids. Every second of every single day I am thinking about some sort of liquid, be it water, tea, coffee, wine, brandy, Chartreuse or sake.Q: Do you have any favorite spirits? A: I am incredibly obsessive about Chartreuse. When I was in the Rhone Valley, I stayed at this hotel that cooked with Chartreuse and had verticals with vintage-dated Chartreuse. Every night I was there, I would have one or two vintages of Chartreuse. And when I was in Spain I found Tarragona Chartreuse and that ends up being my prized bottle of Chartreuse. Then I found out that Chartreuse actually ages in bottlesit continues to develop. I have six or seven different bottles of Chartreuse in my personal collection.

  Grade: ‘Buoyant sommelier reveals what floats his boat’
• Atlanta Sunday Paper Author: Jason Tesauro And Phineas Mollod
  Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007

  Now that guiltlessly tossing trash out of moving automobiles is considered dclass, its time to celebrate Mother Nature with a few green cocktails. To evoke the spirit of the season, sip a libation containing the greenest, most herbaceous liqueur, Chartreuse-the singular high-proof spirit crafted from the secret recipe of the Carthusian Monks and distilled in Voiron, France, with more than 130 plants and flowers. Ah, the Spring Feeling (gin, green Chartreuse and lemon juice): clean, refreshing and a bit bracing, like a cool April breeze. Simply add a splash of egg white and a cherry and youve made a Greenfield.For the late-night talk show set, dont wait for us-shake up a Green Room (brandy, curaao, sweet vermouth), a cousin of the Sidecar with a more pro-environment moniker. Lastly, get in the summer mojito season early and celebrate the Year of the Pig by enjoying a tangy Green Dragon, which includes kmmel, an imported caraway-based liqueur with an anise flavor.To get into the green swing of things beyond Chartreuse and crme de menthe, mixologists can also employ green curaao, shake up an apple martini with apple schnapps, get crazy with muddled mint or break out the color wheel by mixing blue curaao with orange juice to produce a pseudo-green hue. As to why we neglected to mention the green Midori liqueur: We prefer to assuage our thirst for melon with fruit salad.SPRING FEELING1 oz. Plymouth gin oz. green ChartreuseHealthy squeeze of lemon juiceShake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.GREENFIELD1 part Plymouth gin1 part green Chartreuse1 dash lemon juice1 egg white, or less (one egg white can make 2 servings)Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.GREEN ROOM2/3 dry vermouth1/3 brandy2 dashes curaaoShake over ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Note: Theres a ton of vermouth in this drink, producing a major herbal uptick from the usual martini.GREEN DRAGON4 parts Plymouth gin1 parts green crme de menthe1 part kmmel (substitute: anisette liqueur)1 part lemon juice4 dashes peach bittersShake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

• The New Yorker Author: Michael Shulman
  Date: Monday, April 16, 2007

  It can be hard to find a quiet spot to think in this town, and movie theatres generally dont top the list. Lately, however, Film Forum has emerged as an oasis of silence, owing to the runaway success of a nearly three-hour documentary, by the German filmmaker Philip Grning, about Carthusian monks, titled Into Great Silence. Grning spent five months at the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery in the French Alps. Because Carthusians obey a rule against speaking (apart from chants, meetings with superiors, a few hours of casual conversation every Monday, and emergencies), interviews were out of the question. Most of the film consists of wordless shots of monks being monks-watering their gardens, preparing meals, praying in solitude, praying in groups. Originally scheduled for a two-week run, the film has been extended indefinitely.In deference to the needs of gabby New Yorkers, Film Forum enlisted a Carthusian, Father Michael Holleran, to conduct Q. & A. sessions following some screenings. (Never mind the irony inherent in a talkback for a movie about silence.) Holleran is, to his knowledge, the only Carthusian living in New York City. On a recent Sunday afternoon, having just finished saying a Spanish-language Mass in the Bronx, where he lives, he caught a No. 2 train to Houston Street. He took a seat between a man blasting hip-hop on his headphones and a woman who continually zipped and unzipped the compartments of her handbag. I love the sound of the subway, Holleran said. Ever since I was a teen-ager I have, even before I went to the monastery.Holleran, who is fifty-seven, grew up on Long Island and entered the order when he was twenty-two. He spent twelve years at a Carthusian monastery in Vermont before moving to the Grande Chartreuse, where he stayed for seven years. (He left before the film was made.) He doesnt regret his time as a monk, but, after two decades of near-speechlessness, he began to doubt the spiritual benefits of isolation. The monastic archetype is in all of us, but Im not sure that living it out for your entire life is really a viable thing, he said. Plus, he found wearing an ankle-length robe all the time a little hard to bear, and wanted to catch up with the modern world. (He particularly likes neon signs and the Lord of the Rings movies.) Hes now an exclaustrated member of the order, which sounds painful, he said, but it just means I live outside the cloister. With a few exceptions-crowded restaurants, a Billy Joel concert-the noise of the city doesnt bother him. The battle, like fighting the Balrog in the dwarf caves, is defeating the noise inside you, he said.He was interrupted by an earsplitting announcement: because of construction, the train would make all local stops. Static. Holleran continued, The drive seems to be to make things louder and louder. People are becoming desensitized to the tiny natural sounds that are around them all the time. Sound doesnt have to be loud to be exciting.The train arrived at Houston Street, and Holleran hurried into Film Forum. The one-fifteen show was about to end. We had to turn away a hundred people, an employee said. Its ridiculously popular.Once the movie was over, Holleran took his place at the front of the audience. A crop of hands went up.Does everyone have to wear a robe? (Yes.)Are you allowed to bring instruments to the monastery? (No.)Can you keep up on current events? (Yes, with weekly updates from the superior.)Im going to the Alps this summer. Am I allowed to visit? (No.)You guys are supposed to be celibate, right? (Right.)What are the prerequisites for joining this particular order, and do you have washing machines? (A capacity for solitude and community life; yes.)Is there any way to tell if someone is slacking off in his meditations? (Well . . .)The session ended, and a crowd immediately formed around Holleran. Several people asked if he had a business card; he did not. He slipped out of the theatre and took a left onto Varick Street. A woman listening to an iPod asked him for directions. Music was thumping from inside a dance club on the corner. Holleran admitted that he felt a little talked out. Then he walked off, the patter of his footsteps fading into the din of a traffic jam near the Holland Tunnel.

  Grade: ‘Surprise Hit Column-Sh-h-h’

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