Distillery

Chartreuse Distillery (Carthusian Monks)

Owned by Carthusian Order (religious) · Aiguenoire, Voiron / Aiguenoire (Isère), France · Founded 1737

Production traces to 1737 — the recipe is from a 1605 manuscript. Made by Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery. The recipe (130 herbs/plants/flowers) is known to only TWO living monks at any time. The order has repeatedly limited production for sustainability — 2022 supply caps caused a global shortage and price spike.