Cocktails

[Mannahnin]

Yeah, Mezcal was not one of my usual spirits but I really enjoyed both drinks. I was just lucky in finding the yellow chartreuse; it’s what prompted the whole thing. That stuff has gotten really hard to find!

Yeah, it's more challenging in recent years. Around here supply has kept up with my (reduced) demand, at least since I'm not making as many cocktails recently.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I was just lucky in finding the yellow chartreuse; it’s what prompted the whole thing. That stuff has gotten really hard to find!

My understanding is that production has been greatly restricted recently.

 

[TiQuinn]

My understanding is that production has been greatly restricted recently.

Yep. I saw the yellow for the first time in two years a little while ago and got some. The green comes out locally maybe twice a year and is gone within a week.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Where Has All the Chartreuse Gone?

On the Carthusian monks' decision to limit production of their famed liqueur and what it says about quality and scale in our soul-crushing modern world.

www.everydaydrinking.com

 

[TiQuinn]

Where Has All the Chartreuse Gone?

On the Carthusian monks' decision to limit production of their famed liqueur and what it says about quality and scale in our soul-crushing modern world.

www.everydaydrinking.com

I concur with the author. It's refreshing to see them rein in production rather than yield to pressure, and it does make finding the bottles kind of exciting as well. And at least where I'm at, prices are likewise capped at a certain point to prevent speculation.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Where Has All the Chartreuse Gone?

On the Carthusian monks' decision to limit production of their famed liqueur and what it says about quality and scale in our soul-crushing modern world.

www.everydaydrinking.com

This is also why it's impossible to make a truly authentic mai tai nowadays. Trader Vic hugged the original rum distiller to death with the popularity of his cocktail.

 

[Mannahnin]

This is also why it's impossible to make a truly authentic mai tai nowadays. Trader Vic hugged the original rum distiller to death with the popularity of his cocktail.

Thankfully you can still make a killer Mai Tai with other good dark Jamaican rums. But yeah, it'd be cool if it were still possible to taste the original recipe.

 

[TiQuinn]

Thankfully you can still make a killer Mai Tai with other good dark Jamaican rums. But yeah, it'd be cool if it were still possible to taste the original recipe.

The Chartreuse shortage is also creating a market for other liqueurs designed to replace it. I've heard while none match the taste by themselves, some are good enough that their profile in the actual cocktails are really close, or just really good in their own right.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Thankfully you can still make a killer Mai Tai with other good dark Jamaican rums. But yeah, it'd be cool if it were still possible to taste the original recipe.

Yeah, I think a big part of the fun of making them is experimenting with mixes of rums and seeing what sort of complex flavors result.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

The Chartreuse shortage is also creating a market for other liqueurs designed to replace it. I've heard while none match the taste by themselves, some are good enough that their profile in the actual cocktails are really close, or just really good in their own right.

I've been using Genepy for green (it lacks the orange notes, however, so maybe a dash of orange bitters would help) and Strega for yellow.

Speaking of which, I picked up an older cocktail guide from the 80s and it had a few drinks that called for orange Chartreuse. I had never heard of it before. It lead me here: Hunting for the Lost Chartreuse | PUNCH

I love the quote “It was an experiment, and not all experiments are good.”