Chartreuse Yellow Liqueur (75cl, 40%)

Yellow Chartreuse is a French herbal liqueur made by Carthusian monks, bottled at 40% ABV in a 75cl bottle. The recipe uses 130 herbs, plants and flowers, drawn from a manuscript given to the order in 1605, and Yellow has been produced since 1840. It is macerated, distilled and aged in oak casks at the Aiguenoire distillery. Honey and saffron are at its centre, and the saffron gives its natural golden colour. It is the softer and sweeter of the two Chartreuse liqueurs. The nose offers honey, saffron and dried herbs over citrus peel and soft spice. The palate is rounded, with thyme, anise, orange and gentle herbal bitterness, and the finish is warm and long.