Elixir Végétal de la Grande Chartreuse (10cl, 69%)

Elixir Végétal is a herbal liqueur made from 130 medicinal and aromatic plants, with alcohol, sugar, plants and flowers. It follows the instructions of a manuscript given to the Carthusian monks by Maréchal d'Estrées in 1605, and the monks have made it since 1737. At 69% vol it is a concentrated drink, served as a digestif. A few drops are taken on a sugar lump, in a little sweetened water, in an infusion or in a grog. It comes in a 10cl bottle, protected from light by a wooden case.