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Bittersweet and gin-laced, this is one of the first Last Word riffs to emerge from the Chartreuse shortage in 2022
Peter Shaw
1st May 2023 at 06:14
Hadn't heard anything about a shortage down under - but still took some proactive action! A bottle of Yellow and Green on their way. Find it hard to imagine a satisfactory substitute for the real thing.
29th April 2023 at 13:15
There's an Oregon-produced liqueur called "Ver" that is a closer match than Genepy. Slightly more licorice than Chartreuse, but as good a substitute as I've found.
28th April 2023 at 20:29
I liked this but found it a bit out of balance. Maybe it could use a bit of something to add sweetness? Perhaps Lillet Blanc instead of Dolin Dry?
28th April 2023 at 20:13
there is a shortage of Chartreuse??! Mort a ma vie!
28th April 2023 at 17:05
Simon,
I have tried to suggest that liquer makers create a Chartreuse like product. So far, I have not even had a "thank you for your message" response from any of the companies I have contacted. It's an expensive and popular product. I am surprised that the market has not reacted to the Carthusian monks change of business plans. Do you have any insights that you could share?
I have tried to suggest that liquer makers create a Chartreuse like product. So far, I have not even had a "thank you for your message" response from any of the companies I have contacted. It's an expensive and popular product. I am surprised that the market has not reacted to the Carthusian monks change of business plans. Do you have any insights that you could share?
4th May 2024 at 01:01
We're talking about a liqueur with 132 botanicals. That's a lot of secret variables for someone else to try to replicate... Honestly, just trying to come up with the 132 botanicals seems like a Herculean task, let alone figuring out the amounts for each...
28th April 2023 at 20:18
There are some (I think mostly american) companies that have developed products that are meant to mimic chartreuse; I can't remember their names. Maybe Ve-something?
Otherwise I've heard that Dolin Genepy or Strega are reasonable substitutes. I personally stumbled across Boomsma Kloosterbitter and it's a teeny bit less punchy and a little less complex but works wonders for me.
Otherwise I've heard that Dolin Genepy or Strega are reasonable substitutes. I personally stumbled across Boomsma Kloosterbitter and it's a teeny bit less punchy and a little less complex but works wonders for me.