The New York Times reported in 2020 that only two Carthusian monks in France have access to the full recipe. These monks are the only people who can view the 17th-century manuscript that outlines ...

Sounds a bit confusing, right? Not if you know your facts about the Carthusian Order of monks. The beverage itself is a light green liqueur made from over 100 different plants and flavored with ...

For those looking for Chartreuse these days, the struggle is very real. The Carthusian monks who have made Chartreuse for centuries have decided not to up production of the beverage to meet ...

That story is steeped in mystery, but the cliff notes version says it all started when the Catholic monks of the Carthusian order in France received a manuscript from a Marshall of France in 1605.

The story’s “heretics” are the monks of Grande Chartreuse, in France. Commonly known as “Carthusians,” they follow a monastic rule outlined by St. Bruno way back in 1080s: That’s even ...