Top 10 Chartreuse Drinks and Cocktails
What is Chartreuse
Chartreuse (pronunciation: shaar’trooz or shaar’troos) is a strong French liqueur, since 1737, and was made by the then Catholic ‘Carthusian Monks’ hailing from the ‘Grande Chartreuse’ monastery in the Chartreuse Mountains (and hence the name).

Top 10 Chartreuse Drinks and Cocktails
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- What is Chartreuse
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Recipes for Cocktails with Yellow and Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- 1. Green Chartreuse Standard Party Shots
- 2. Simple French Green Chartreuse Cocktails
- 3. Green and Yellow Chartreuse VEP Long Drink Recipe
- 4. Hot-n-Tangy Drink made with Chartreuse Yellow Liqueur
- 5. 2-Ingredient Instant Martini Drink Using Chartreuse
- 6. Yellow and Green Chartreuse Mixed Shooter Drinks
- 7. Easy-Fizzy Yellow Chartreuse Cocktail
- 8. 1-Minute French Martini Cocktails with Chartreuse
- 9. Alcoholic Red-Christmas Cocktail with Yellow Chartreuse
- 10. Chartreuse Swizzle Refreshing Summer Cocktail Drink
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Contents
- What is Chartreuse
-
Recipes for Cocktails with Yellow and Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- 1. Green Chartreuse Standard Party Shots
- 2. Simple French Green Chartreuse Cocktails
- 3. Green and Yellow Chartreuse VEP Long Drink Recipe
- 4. Hot-n-Tangy Drink made with Chartreuse Yellow Liqueur
- 5. 2-Ingredient Instant Martini Drink Using Chartreuse
- 6. Yellow and Green Chartreuse Mixed Shooter Drinks
- 7. Easy-Fizzy Yellow Chartreuse Cocktail
- 8. 1-Minute French Martini Cocktails with Chartreuse
- 9. Alcoholic Red-Christmas Cocktail with Yellow Chartreuse
- 10. Chartreuse Swizzle Refreshing Summer Cocktail Drink
This distilled beverage has a very sweet taste and is prepared from 130 kinds of flowers, plants, and herbs, and continues to taste better and better with age. Interestingly, there are two distinct types of Chartreuse – the 110 proof Green Chartreuse (55% abv), which is the original one, and the 80 proof Yellow Chartreuse (40% abv), which is the sweeter variation.
Now, try out our collection of the few of the best recipes which would be simple and easy for you to make at home.
Recipes for Cocktails with Yellow and Green Chartreuse Liqueur
1. Green Chartreuse Standard Party Shots
Evenly mix ½ oz of each of green Chartreuse, chilled orange juice and 151-proof Bacardi rum in a large glass jar or bowl. Now pour into shot glasses and shoot in with your friends.
2. Simple French Green Chartreuse Cocktails
Simply stir mix ½ oz of each of green Chartreuse, cherry brandy and white gin with a dash of absinthe (optional, depending upon your taste for hardness) and a cup of ice cubes. Pour into old-fashioned glasses and serve.
3. Green and Yellow Chartreuse VEP Long Drink Recipe
In a shaker, mix well ½ oz of each of yellow and green Chartreuse VEP (i.e., old and aged) liqueurs, along with 1½ oz gin. Strain into drinking glasses over ice and serve.
4. Hot-n-Tangy Drink made with Chartreuse Yellow Liqueur
Shake together ½ oz of fresh grapefruit juice and yellow Chartreuse (alternatively, Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal Liqueur), each, along with 2 oz orange gin, ¼ tsp fine sugar powder, 1 tsp lemon or lime juice and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Pour over ice in a stylish glasses rimmed with sea salt. Garnish with a grapefruit slice before serving your guests.
5. 2-Ingredient Instant Martini Drink Using Chartreuse
Use a shaker to lightly shake 3 oz gin with ½ an oz of green Chartreuse. Serve with ice in martini glasses.
6. Yellow and Green Chartreuse Mixed Shooter Drinks
Pour 1 part of each of yellow Chartreuse and Creme de Menthe, along with 2 parts of green Chartreuse in chilled shot glasses. Serve.
7. Easy-Fizzy Yellow Chartreuse Cocktail
Arrange cocktail glasses and fill each one with a handful of ice cubes. Now, pour 1 part of gin and yellow Chartreuse in each, and fill the rest combining beer/champagne with sparkling soda water (as per taste). Serve before the fizz escapes.
8. 1-Minute French Martini Cocktails with Chartreuse
Lightly shake 3 oz of gin with ½ oz of green Chartreuse and strain into pre-chilled glasses. Garnish with chilled olive and serve.
9. Alcoholic Red-Christmas Cocktail with Yellow Chartreuse
In a cocktail glass, stir mix ½ oz of each of Irish whiskey, vodka, sweet vermouth and yellow Chartreuse, along with ½ oz of cherry juice. Float ice from the top and serve with cherries.
10. Chartreuse Swizzle Refreshing Summer Cocktail Drink
Shake together 1¼ oz of yellow Chartreuse, ½ oz Velvet Falernum, with 2 oz of pineapple juice, and ¼ oz of fresh ginger and lemon juices, each. Pour into a cocktail glass over ice. Sip, and relax.
Now when you know how to drink Chartreuse, we are more than sure that, you will be convinced enough to try them all, along with your buddies and your close ones. So just feel confident and get along!
- by Sean Northampton
- August 31st 2017
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