Chartreuse: The Holy Grail of Mixology, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore Eve Gordon George Clayton Johnson

George Clayton Johnson

Author: Grace Murray

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Chartreuse: The Holy Grail of Mixology, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore Eve Gordon George Clayton JohnsonLong, long ago, in the foothills of the Chartreuse Mountains of France, a group of monks set out to lead lives of contemplation and solitude. Far removed from contact with the outside world, they built a monastery and established the Order of the Carthusians. The monks mastered the formula for a medicinal brew of herbs, spices and flowers, promised as "an elixir for long life," selling bottles in nearby villages to support the Order. Over the years,