Comments on: Chartreuse

By: Parsnip

Parsnip — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:55:14 +0000

Sipping on one of these now. Quite a pleasant surprise. It does sound disharmonious on paper but the Maraschino really needs a strong competitor to mellow out its incredibly potent smoky aroma. It still is a central element but fades into a much more pleasant herbal aftertaste.

For my palate I would increase the herbal measure ever so slightly and decrease the Maraschino, which is best as a supporting player to my taste.

I MUCH prefer this to the aviation.

By: Doctor

Doctor — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:32:31 +0000

TO KNOW… sorry, typos!

By: Doctor

Doctor — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:31:41 +0000

Chartreuse… well it’s urm. It’s green!
Really nice stuff!

I’d like t no what the gin could be replaced with (maybe yellow chartreuse?). Don’t like gin.

By: madeline

madeline — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:44:53 +0000

I played a board game in the seventies that was made with Charteuse and pineapple juice called swamp water . Have you heard of it and if so what is the proper name and do you know where I might purchase it?

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:57:59 +0000

The last word is an excellent unique drink. I had it in Brooklyn at this old cocktail bar called Hotel Delmano. If you are in the NYC area you should stop in for a drink:
http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/bars/archives/2005/03/hotel_delmano.html

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By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:27:20 +0000

This is one of my favorite cocktails. The flavor is intense and delicate at the same time. The first time I made these, I tasted the ingredients by themselves, and thought “man, I just wasted a lot of cash!”. But the result of the mix was extremely pleasant.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:46:20 +0000

Yeah between the Maraschino and the Chartreuse it isn’t the cheapest cocktail is it? The way I look at it with expensive liqueurs like this is that you generally use quite a small measure, so overall per drink you’re probably paying no more, and perhaps less, than what you pay per drink for your gin or whisky.

It’s a wonderful drink though isn’t it! For me it really defines what a cocktail is about… taking so many richly flavoured ingredients and creating something completely different out of them.