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Chartreuse gives its name to the color chartreuse, which was first used as a term of color in 1884. [25] Chartreuse yellow is a color originally named "chartreuse" in 1892 after Yellow Chartreuse liqueur, but since 1987 it has been called "chartreuse yellow" to avoid confusion with the green version of chartreuse.
The order is supported by the sales of Chartreuse liqueur which has been popular in France and later around the world since the early 18th century. In 2015, the order sold 1.5 million bottles of Chartreuse (50 euros a bottle), and all the proceedings went into financing the order and its charity projects.
Chartreuse (US: / ʃ ɑːr ˈ t r uː z,-ˈ t r uː s / ⓘ, UK: /-ˈ t r ɜː z /, [1] French: [ʃaʁtʁøz] ⓘ), also known as yellow-green or greenish yellow, is a color between yellow and green. [2] It was named because of its resemblance to the French liqueur green chartreuse, introduced in 1764.
As such, a liqueur must contain a minimum of 15% alcohol by volume, in most cases, contain sweetening equivalent to at least 100 grams of inverted sugar per liter, [12] be created using neutral grain alcohol and/or distillate(s) of agricultural origin, be flavored with natural, or nature-identical, flavorings, and
The Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian order. Today, the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse is still the Motherhouse of the order. There is a museum illustrating the history of the Carthusian order next to Grande Chartreuse; the monks of that monastery are also involved in producing Chartreuse liqueur.
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