Chartreuse, “The Best Liqueur in the World”, in the Spotlight at Auction in Cannes
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The sale of a collection dedicated to the liqueur distilled by the Carthusian fathers will be one of the highlights of the “Chartreuses, Grands Vins & Alcools” sale, organized by Besch. A consecration for an alcohol whose recipe has remained a secret for centuries. The Chartreuse, as we know it, first appeared around 1789, the same year the French Revolution started. Today, it too is undergoing a minor revolution. Interest in this liqueur distilled by the community of Carthusian fathers, whose recipe is jealously guarded, has grown “exponentially since the covid”, indicated Philippe Rochez, Sales Director of Chartreuse Diffusion, on France 3
