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@Maverick0420

Жыл бұрын

Chartreuse production hasn't stopped. They just scaled back production 4 years ago and only announced it now. It's still being made it will just not be as often.

The title is a bit of misinformation. They haven't stopped production, they actually said they will not scale up production anymore to meet the growing demand so now Chartreuse is an allocated product.

I heard years ago that Tempus Fuget was trying to replicate Chartreuse, hopefully they're still working on that and can create a proper alternative.

@daymanoo00oo56

Жыл бұрын

You know my heart absolutely fell when I saw this video’s title, and while I’m still super rocked by this (chartreuse is my desert island only one bottle forever bottle) your comment did at least bring me some solace because yes, tempus will definitely show up, but dang :/

Total Wine carries a liquer called 'Ver' that's pretty close to Chartreuse, in a cocktail I use a tiny bit less and it replicates it fairly well. I always need to be able to make a Last Word!!!

@schmup53

Жыл бұрын

My Total Wine sells that Ver for 52.99. Still a bit pricey.

For those interested: multiple distributors are only moving Chartreuse to bars / restaurants. It's likely retail stores will not be seeing them again. What I and my restaurant manager are doing is buying a case and splitting it with the liquor store across the street.

@mrsmartypants_1

Жыл бұрын

I highly doubt that in my area lol. Of course I live in the heart of the drinking capital of North America 😂

@STRxSTARBOY

Жыл бұрын

Now it’s time for me to double charge the liquor store 😂

@scottjohn4246

Жыл бұрын

I can get it My store has a lot maybe cause where I live no ones knows about

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Where do you live?

@jegger2143

Жыл бұрын

It's funny, I've only heard people talk about the chartruese situation, it's been exactly the same where I live. That is to say, rare as hell (only seen 2 bottles in 5 years) and insanely expensive (between 100 and 120 in store) Meanwhile yellow chartruese... doesn't exist, it's impossible to find in store.

Thank you so much for addressing this problem. Uncle Pete's Cocktail Shop has an episode on replacements as well.

Thank you! This is the video I’ve been waiting for since the shortage began. ❤❤❤

Great work incorporating the selling of the glassware right into the video. Nice and quick so people can't skip but also remind people they can buy them.

@schmup53

Жыл бұрын

I bought them. They’re lovely.

I had a cocktail at a local place called Grapes and Soda, and I could have sworn it had green chartreuse in it, but it was just a mix of herbs and bitters. It had Savory, Cilantro, and quite a few other herbs that I wish I could remember.

This is the video I needed! Thanks 😀

What a great video. Thank you!!

I found a small mom & pop liquor store in Arkansas that had over half a dozen bottles of yellow chartreuse on the shelf for about $50 each. I plan on stockpiling.

This is just what I needed. I am WAY too cheep to buy Chartreuse to give it a try. I am looking forward to trying these out.

you are featuring Genepy Le Chamois, which is instead a Yellow Chartreuse substitution. My favorite bar ABV uses des Alpes for their Last Word which is delicious

I was just in Spain this week and they have so much Chartreuse over there that Chartreuse reps were in Two Schmucks making drinks and pouring shots of it. Every bar had it.

I tried a cocktail recently called a Bijou which I really liked. It's similar to a negroni but with chartreuse instead of campari. I had it with blood orange bitters and it was a really lovely drink.

I've been wondering what to do if I can't find Chartreuse (I still have half a bottle, and can order a couple more before it's gone) and have been asking around, and here finally a video on the topic. Thanks!

I buy it if I see it and fortunately haven't gone without yet but this is a great video. Much needed!!!

I like how you compared Chartreuse with Faccia Brutto. I'd be interested to see how the Pago Pago and Prince Henry Punch compared when you use Chartreuse in those (as opposed to using Centum Herbis and Genepy like you did in the video). Perhaps an idea for a couple shorts?

Thank you for this! I still have some green but been out of yellow for months and can’t find it anywhere.

Green Chartreuse still seem to be readily available at the Norwegian liquor monopoly. Then again, having a single supplyer for the whole country might make it easier to aquire

Many thanks for this video and all the other ones. I would like to know what do you think about Benedictine as a Chartreuse substitute ? Regards

Fun fact: the Love and Murder was named after “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” which won the Tony award for best new musical in 2014!

Cmon dude youre above clickbait like this. Theyre not stopping making it, theyre just halting increasing production

@jays1752

Ай бұрын

This comment hasn't aged well.

I've always been curious about Chartreuse, never managed to try it, it was always a bit too expensive and out of my class lol. Had no idea the green was so rare and only getting more rare. I would like to try one of these substitutes one day for fun if I could even find those.

Hey Leonardo, another great informative and fun video! I've been a long time watcher (since 2019 to be exact). I know you are based in the US, thus the cocktail scene you're surrounded by would in the most part - be inspired by where you're from. I know you try to ensure that you broaden your scope, and present cocktails from around the world, (for example - Japanese cocktails) but i'd love to see more cocktail videos that are dedicated to around the world. I.e (I know this is biased), but I'm from Australia - we are taking the world by storm right now in the cocktail scene. We keep climbing up the ladders each year for best bars, best new bars and so forth. Other places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Barcelona, Lisbon, are all places that are also making cutting edge cocktails that deserve to be show cased on such an amazing channel like yours, with the audience that cares. It's just a thought - but would love to see more videos that highlight a broader scope of the current bartending scene. Still loving the content, and if you'd like a nudge in a good direction for the Aus scene in particular, would be happy to have a chat :) Cheers, Mel, from Melbourne, Aus - Whisky & Alement bar.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Love this! And I am working on it! I know full well Australia is killing it so don’t you worry! That video is coming also on Freepour doing a video on Australian whiskey! Thanks so much for the detailed comment and most of all for your support!

@missMhack98

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEducatedBarfly Sounds great! Mate, I love what you guys do, and have loved watching this channel evolve over the years. Looking forward to that video on Aus Whisky.

I just found 6 bottles of the green one and a bunch of the yellow ones. Wound up buying 2 of the green ones.

LEANDRO!!! Awesome video!!! I def love pineapple/Green Chartreuse combo!!! GC might be my fav liqueur EVER!!!! CHEERS!!!!

I was told Ver is also a good replacement for green chartreuse. And it's cheaper!

Have you considered trying Boomsma Cloosterbitter? It's a much simpler profile of ingredients, but I've tested it in multiple green chartreuse cocktails and often I can't tell the difference. And in the few where I can tell the difference I actually prefer the Boomsma.

@thedavidfunk_

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Great video on the alternatives, have to explore. We do need to work on your Italian though :)

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Workin on it

I’ve been super lucky to be in an area where it isn’t popular and always have bottles on the shelf for a very reasonable 30cad

Just bought a bottle at the absinthe store in Antibes🙌🏼

You would think someone like tempus fugit could do some industrial espionage or something to get an exact replacement.

This explains a lot. Greg from HTD has been going through a big Chartreuse phase, and it's made me want to try it - but I got sticker shock when I found it at the store. So expensive!

@Mark723

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the delicious world of capitalism...

@Robin-vf7oq

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark723 Capitalism is when a Liqueur is made by one single group of monks and they not only decide to keep their recipe to themselves and not sell out to a cooperation, but furthermore, want to make less because they'd prefer to focus on their monastic lifestyle rather than their own profits.

@jpcampbell

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark723 literally nothing to do with capitalism

@danieln6613

Жыл бұрын

@@Robin-vf7oq Classic capitalism

@BlackDaiquiri

Жыл бұрын

@@Robin-vf7oq creating artificial scarcity to inflate notoriety and demand is a very common feature of capitalist economics

I saw a 750 ml of Green Chartreuse at a neighborhood liquor store for $80. I figured I’ll stick to ordering cocktails featuring Green Chartreuse when I go to Vegas (I love Bijou). Now I’m thinking of buying the bottle if it’s still on the shelf.

@ZakanaHachihaCBC

Жыл бұрын

80$ for 750ml is an immediate purchase because that’s cheaper then the 375ml I can only find here

The Last Word is one of my favorite martinis! I need Green Chartreuse!

Thanks for this! Any thoughts on subs for Yellow Chartreuse? I currently have a bottle of green in my bar, but no yellow.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Strega is probably your best bet

this is a very niche observation, but i laughed when you said 'slappypants and crushypoo' instead of 'slappypoo and crushypants' - switching it up!!

I've heard good things about Ver and Brucato Chaparral as Green Chartreuse replacements as well. For yellow, the best I've heard are Strega and Ibis.

@trevor81994

Жыл бұрын

I've only tried Ver as a Chartreuse replacement and it's very good! Maybe a little sweeter and less bitter but it's my go to whenever I need Chartreuse. It's also inexpensive and easy to find in my area at least.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

I have a bottleChaparral and while it hits similar notes it is Very very very very different

Love and Murder is right up my alley ... I'm the weirdo who asks the liquor store clerk for "something like Campari, but less sweet and more bitter". I also love piney flavors and lime ... I might try making one without the simple. Now, to see if any local liquor store stocks Genepy ... I won't even hope for Charteuse.

I would recommend (if they still make it) Izarra. Very hard to find in the US, and not as complex as Chartreuse.

This was announced months ago (that the monks were cutting back, I heard for environmental reasons). All the stuff got bought up from all the Total Wine shops in the LA area.

Where am I going to get a replacement for yellow chartreuse?

Been hoarding what’s left of my green and yellow like gollum for the last year. Leandro, when you slammed that new bottle down a part of my heart died 😂

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

We found a whole bunch. Marius bought some in Mexico which apparently doesn’t have a shortage

Any substitutes for Yellow Chartreuse? I haven't found one in a long time. Great video!

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

we're working up some alternatives

You and Anders did great videos on this topic, but I haven't heard anyone discuss possible subs for YELLOW Chartreuse. I feel like it shows up in more recipes...

I remember the night I was introduced to this wonderful liquor. Ballroom Blitz was playing and all I could remember is Sharktooth... The 90s were good times

Great video, guys! Which one do you think comes closest to Yellow Chartreuse?

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

We're working on some alternatives :)

My Trsted supplier still has them, maybe time to stock another bottle (I am in europe, maybe its still easier here)

I wouldnt say its readily available in Canada but it shows up on LCBO shelves from time to time. If you live close to the border, do your research, might be worth a drive.

I almost purchased 6 bottles when I saw them, but I waited. I went back today to buy and I only saw one 😢

I found a bottle called Ver Liqueur for $45 that is a decent alternative

I can only get the 375ml of green chartreuse where im at but I can also get the yellow chartreuse 750ml, but theres under 500 bottles in the whole area of the green…

I appreciate the effort you put in to show alternatives and how they taste compared to chartreuse. I just wish the title of the video wasnt so misleading. I can understand that by reducing production its going to get harder and harder to acquire, but when I saw the title it seemed like that was going to happen quite quickly if they had fully stopped and people were going to panic buy/stock up on it.

Found a bunch at a liquor store in San Diego

11:25 my kid eats through those so quick I can barley use them for Cocktails. I have to buy it separate and hide it.

I have some but Idk if I should be drinking it lol

Centerbe is very common here in Italy

How much is a bottle over in the states now? In Germany a bottle of green is about 40€, yellow around 35€

@schmup53

Жыл бұрын

Out west here in AZ, there isn't any. Online about 75$.

@thejustlawofshamash

Жыл бұрын

In Ohio I've only seen it once in the past year, a liquor store here had the green and yellow out, 67 for green 63 for yellow.

@groberschnitzer

Жыл бұрын

The distribution company behind Chartreuse said, they will focus to their "original market", when it comes to distributing the liqueur. So i hope, we here in the alpine area will not suffer that much from the shortage, as the US and other parts of the world. My favourite austrian online shops sell for 45€ (green) and 38€ (yellow) at the moment, so thats a good sign.

Can you make caviar from martini or old fashioned pls..❤

In houston, Chartreuse has been nowhere to be found for a while, except one store that somehow consistently has a good stock of both green and yellow for $63 😮

@dmbmark

Жыл бұрын

I just snagged a few bottles of green here in Galveston at Spec’s. Had been checking for weeks and today found some. They seem to have more left.

You should give Brucato Chaparral a try for a good Chartreuse replacement!

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

I have it. It’s good very similar but I wouldn’t call it a good sub

If you're in Austin, TX the Austin Shaker has chartreuse.

I’ve become a big fan of Kloosterbitter from Boomsma in these times although I’ve never back to backed with chartreuse.

@mountainperry

Жыл бұрын

I still had a bit of green chartreuse left when I got a bottle of Kloosterbitter a few weeks ago. Did a side-by-side comparison, both straight and in a Last Word, and it is VERY close. The best replacement I’d found previously was Ver liqueur, but it was noticeably different (more peppery, less rich). Kloosterbitter is *extremely* close to green chartreuse, nearly indistinguishable in the cocktail.

What's the recipe for the Raspberry Gum Syrup??

So please to se you're using La Favorite agricole rhum

I whould have gotten it at the last dollar sale at twin liquor 😢

Genepy le Chamois gets all of the focus as a substitute but highly recommend Boomsma Claerkampster Cloosterbitter Herbal Bitter. Its by far the closest I have ever found to Chartreuse. Hard to find in smaller cities but its pretty close in taste, though a little sweeter and less alcoholic. BONUS it has the same green color and usually is between 30-50 bucks

@neehooya

Жыл бұрын

^2 I agree, Boomsma is a better/ closer alternative than Genepy

Not sure if there's a bunch of misinformation going around or if a lot of channels are using this as clickbait but the monks have NOT stopped making Chartreuse. They've reduced production by 10%. Yes, it'll be harder to get.... but it'll be far from gone.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

It’s clickbait. 😂 what the monks said was they wouldn’t ramp up production to meet demand. Shocking the world! What do you mean they aren’t gonna cash in???? Isn’t money the MOST important thing????

Nice to see the frank tasting notes here, on both the balance of the drinks and the effectiveness of given Chartreuse substitutes! Unfortunately there don't seem to be *really* good 1:1 substitutes yet, as you found, which is interesting. If the monks really want to focus on their monastic life, maybe they should just license the manufacturing - or at least the recipe - to a trusted partner who would handle it well. Not some huge producer, but I'm sure there are some smaller, still "artisanal"/hand-crafted ones that would jump at the chance.

@schmup53

Жыл бұрын

That is my question too. Why not license it?

@FreedomPotatoes

Жыл бұрын

@@schmup53 they've also stated that they're not a big fan of the environmental impact of harvesting large quantities of the plants if I recall correctly. So maybe they'd be worried they another company would be even more destructive

@andrewduncan4908

Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough some people aren’t as interested in just making money. A disappearing breed in their case I suppose.

@ogreenius

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewduncan4908 Of course I totally get that. Except they're quoted as saying: "The monks are limiting production to “protect their monastic life,” the letter said in part, adding that they “are not looking to grow the liqueur beyond what they need to sustain their order.” If they just want to "sustain their order" and have maximum monastic life, licensing would make more sense, would it not? 🤷‍♂

Those of us who live in control states might have a hard time replacing it

Hi Leandro, awesome video. One little thing: the correct pronunciation of faccia is something like “fudge cha”.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

There’s like sixteen people telling me the correct pronunciation and they’re all different 😂

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

The correct pronunciation is Fah-Cha it means Face in Italian. I mess up pronunciation all the time

I have 2 bottles of the green and 1 of yellow…..and no you can’t have them!

Uh, I think I’m at a crossroad. 🍺🍺

they did not stop doing it :)

Better stock up

just a correction, it is "fah-cha broo-taw"

"Making less of the liquor and focusing more on Monastic duties?" Does that mean the market was flooded and prices went to the basement?

Have anyone experience with this one: Chartreuse Cuvée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers

Thanks. I was familiar with Genepy, but not the other two. I picked up a bottle of Chartreuse last week for $94. Needless to say, I'll be using it sparingly. Also, it's pronounced Pogo like bongo. ;-)

Good for the monks though. Monastic life is their vocation, not supplying us with booze. The same with the nuns near me they make amazing diary but it isn’t to make money it’s to support the community hence they will reject a buy out to a company that we all know will strip the product of what makes it truly unique

i get that it's a secret proprietary recipe, but can't we use booze forensics to reveal the ingredients??

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Probably but to my knowledge nobody has

@Mark723

Жыл бұрын

It just wouldn't be the same without all the love and ministrations that a monk can bring to the mix...

@marquee-moon

Жыл бұрын

NPR did a story years back that MIT tried using mass spectrometry, if memory serves. Didn’t work.

Why dont they just license production out and use the money for their monastic stuff

The "c"s in both Faccia Bruto and Centum Herbis should be pronounced "ch" but other than that I really enjoyed the video. I just wish it didn't involve so many repetitions of those particular mispronunciations.

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

Se La Vie good buddy faccia is indeed pronounced Fah-Cha but Centum is not pronounced Chen-Tum it’s pronounce Sen-Tum

@nicholasterry6523

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEducatedBarfly C'est? Although Centum is Latin, Centoerbe is also Italian and thus I take the Italianate Latin pronunciation.

I want to like it. But in the end I always go “meh”. It has a very cloying flavor in everything you put it in.

Pronounced Faccia wrong

If I need to drink responsibly why do I need the snake oil you're peddling?

Leandro, the headline on this video "The monks have STOPPED making chartreuse"...is wrong. You also note in your presentation that the monks are going to be "making less of the spirit"....which is inaccurate. From what I have been able to find rather than cutting production they just won't be increasing production in response to future increasing demands.

@JM-pm3tb

Жыл бұрын

I didn't see that somebody pointed out both these errors in a prior comment. Leaving mine up to emphasize what the current situation actually is.

Love the videos, the music not so much.....10 seconds repeating in hell.

What assholes! there's only two dudes who know this recipe and they're just like, nah, y'all, we gonna stop?! pass the recipe on down, homies. Jesus! (see what i did there)

Sort of click-baity. The monks are still making chartreuse, they are just not increasing production to meet the demand.

@TheEducatedBarfly I'm French, Chartreuse is pronounced with a Z like zoo. God kills a kitten everytime you pronounce it with a S !

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FOURTH!!!!! YESSIR!!!

Leandro needs a signature move while shaking his potent potables, akin to Steve the Bartender's patented smile - perhaps relating to when he sucks in his lips in concentration while shaking the tin: the drill which we have all come to know and love. There is the slappy-pants/crushy-poo maneuver, which may be an eligible contender, though these come post shake. Nonetheless, I'm not just here for his brain, so anything will do. And that little clothes-pin clip is a new one for me - perhaps it's a New York and/or California thing. Compari and Chartreuse combined in a cocktail: the anarchists are dancing in the streets...

@TheEducatedBarfly

Жыл бұрын

The dead eye stare is my signature move

@Mark723

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEducatedBarfly And there we have it, folks...from the man himself: the dead-eye stare. Combine that with a slappy-poo, and this man will take over the bar world.

@mnorth1351

Жыл бұрын

Potent Potables? Is that a Gloomhaven reference!?

So dont buy this and don’t get to shit faced… simple

"... ACQUIRED taste..." is CORRECT. One of those "mixers" that leave you wondering, "what am I supposed to do with this?," since the flavor is SO pronounced, it's kinda hard to miss. 😯 Wouldn't exactly call it a crowd FAVORITE, so if the monks do decide to stop producing it, I think the general public reaction will be... MEH. 😕

There are alternatives that contains similar herbs as Chartreuse and that are far more affordable. Those qrazy monks are biting their own tails so to speak.

please get your pronunciation right..... You butcher the French Language... :(