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Chartreuse verte
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Description : The monks at the Grande Chartreuse monastery produce a powerfully alcoholic herbal elixir known as the "Chartreuse", made in a green version "Chartreuse Verte" as shown on the picture, and a sweeter yellow version "Charteuse Jaune" popular with women. The "Chartreuse" is made from an ancient secret recipe using a large number of herbs from the Alps. This is not a Disneyworld king of "secret recipe" but the real thing made by real monks. More...
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Alternate spellings:: alpes, alpse, apls, mountains, ski, resort, hiking, trekking, chastreuse, catreuse, chatreuse, monastre, monsatre, monastere, monastère, elixire, alcool, vert, jaune, jaun
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