tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post6822559232442308727..comments2024-02-24T12:42:04.335+01:00Comments on French Windows: ChartreuseGigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07442510440531817842noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-27389390309847811692007-04-13T19:50:00.000+01:002007-04-13T19:50:00.000+01:00Thank you for your post on Chartreuse.. I am searc...Thank you for your post on Chartreuse.. I am searching for "An Elixir of Long Life" but meanwhile am drinking mch Chartreuse followed by long bouts of meditative silence...<BR/><BR/><BR/>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-88843701426008008102007-01-14T06:36:00.000+01:002007-01-14T06:36:00.000+01:00Those Carthusian monks are a fascinating bunch...a...Those Carthusian monks are a fascinating bunch...and Chartreuse is just one of their contributions. <br /><br />And just out of curiosity, how exactly do farmers administer the Chartreuse to the cows? Do they just put it out in buckets for them to swill? Do they sprinkle it onto their feed? Do they have some of those cute little liqueur glasses with special scenes on them? And what is their measure of success? I can't help but wonder how they notice if there is <i>less</i> cow flatulence? <br /><br />Such food for thought! I'll be wondering about this off and on all day, I'm sure...<br /><br />Meilleurs voeux!!blueVicarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400247178245102554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-20851399012864529072007-01-13T21:27:00.000+01:002007-01-13T21:27:00.000+01:00I certainly have, Felix...and I tasted the V.E.P C...I certainly have, Felix...and I tasted the V.E.P Chartreuse...I like to do my research <i>thoroughly</i>!!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442510440531817842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-34193634977828627092007-01-13T18:18:00.000+01:002007-01-13T18:18:00.000+01:00Have you taken the guided tour through the Chartre...Have you taken the guided tour through the Chartreuse production site in Voiron? It is really interesting and at the end there is one free Chartreuse of your choice (there are many different tastes)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-84365531570306067572007-01-09T12:23:00.000+01:002007-01-09T12:23:00.000+01:00No, when I say 'visited', I mean it in the loosest...No, when I say 'visited', I mean it in the loosest sense of the word as I had the boys with me, so we drove through it slowly... It was actually on our way to other places which were more convivial to the boys so we passed it a couple of times and ended up going through it. It is a spectacular sight.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-55754477910389846832007-01-09T11:10:00.000+01:002007-01-09T11:10:00.000+01:00Yes - Chartreuse is only produced here (or rather,...Yes - Chartreuse is only produced here (or rather, near here) in Voiron. There is still a Charterhouse community at the monastery in St Pierre de Chartreuse - I'll put a link in the article.<br /><br />Did you get to taste the wine?Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442510440531817842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-2311992511774253952007-01-09T10:02:00.000+01:002007-01-09T10:02:00.000+01:00Last summer I visited a 13th century monument call...Last summer I visited a 13th century monument called the <a href="http://www.chartreusedevalbonne.com/index.htm/">Chartreuse de Valbonne</a> also inhabited by monks but who don't produce Chartreuse, but wine.<br />Confusing.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-70005199354953494812007-01-08T19:54:00.000+01:002007-01-08T19:54:00.000+01:00I think it's a terrible waste feeding it to cows.....I think it's a terrible waste feeding it to cows...anyway, they've been breaking wind since the beginning of time...how come they want the poor things to stop <i>now</i>?<br /><br />You've given me a great idea about the memorial, Angela - I've never seen it...I'll make plans for this summer...as long as I don't have to drive over any tortuous mountain passes, that is...<br /><br />I don't think Chartreuse was ever banned, Claudia...just the monks who made it!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442510440531817842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-36636426611839928912007-01-08T18:08:00.000+01:002007-01-08T18:08:00.000+01:00What a great story about something I've never even...What a great story about something I've never even heard of! WOW! I think I need to get my drink on. Was it ever banned like Absinthe?Open Grove Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130539510552780606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405964504487663775.post-47066389621063476192007-01-08T18:03:00.000+01:002007-01-08T18:03:00.000+01:00I had a smell of Chartreuse once and that was enou...I had a smell of Chartreuse once and that was enough though feeding it to cows and sheep may stop all the methane that's contributing to Global warming!<br />I'd like to visit the Vercors to see the memorial to the resistance. I'm told it's very moving but if we're ever in that vicinity we're dashing past to Geneva. (business)<br />Angela<br />Your posts are so well researched.angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966015443364053559noreply@blogger.com