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Petermarc
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 4:18 pm: |   |
yes, the tarragona bottles in the shop are standard screw caps...someone found some old stock
and put it into wood boxes with a date, probably found on the spanish tax tape over the cap... |
Timk
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 1:48 pm: | |
if its pre prohibition, than it would likely be corked and waxed anyway |
Etienne
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 1:43 pm: | |
The bottle I have had a wax sealed top. It's a one liter, though the bottle is shaped differently than the newer edition. |
Timk
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 1:22 pm: | |
and is presented in a bottle with a wax sealed top. The Tarragona stuff has as far as i can see just been bottle aged |
Absinthespoon
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 12:33 pm: | |
"Chartreuse V.E.P. (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) is made using the same processes and the same secret formula as the traditional liqueur, and by extra long ageing in oak casks it reaches an exceptional quality." |
Timk
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 12:30 pm: | |
Actually, it looks to me like its standard chartreuse thats sat in a distributors warehouse since they produced it in Tarragona |
Absinthespoon
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 12:23 pm: | |
Looking at the Chartreuse website, I think the $150 bottle at Beltramo's (yuppie wine shop in silicon valley) must be the "V.E.P.":
Chartreuse V.E.P. (Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolongé) "aged exceptionally long"
apparently it's aged in oak casks. |
Cheri
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 11:58 am: | |
When I first opened a miniature of green Chartreuse, my immediate deduction was, "Shake and Bake!" (not the action, the chicken coating..) |
Themagicman
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 11:55 am: | |
Thanks guys Im going to have to check in to this and get myself a bottle thanks again |
Absinthespoon
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 9:32 am: | |
The worst-tasting liqueur I have ever tasted is Fernet Branca, which also contains wormwood. I can only drink it if I hold my breath. |
Timk
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 9:19 am: | |
After a brief resampling, from three miniatures I got in France last year, Im happy to say, that The three worst tasting liqueurs I have ever tasted are, in reverse order:
3)Yellow Chartreuse
2)Green Chartreuse
1)Elixir Vegetal |
Timk
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 9:10 am: | |
Yellow Chartreuse is IMHO the only mildly paletable version, elixir vegetal makes me want to be sick, as does green chartreuse, yellow has a mild honey flavour but still tastes horrible.
Oh, anyone out there tell me anything much about Quinquina? I have had a brief look for information, but there seems to be little on the internet.
On a related note, recently I found a Pyrogenee for "vraikina" in a flea-market recently. Didnt buy it though. |
Chevalier
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 8:54 am: | |
So it was a sufficient condition. But perhaps she had a non-related cardiac arrest at the same time, compounded by a stroke, acute diabetes and tennis elbow. Together, these could very well have been fatal. (Except for the stroke.) |
Petermarc
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 8:54 am: | |
ah, scientific questions! my team will start injecting guinea-pigs asap... |
Absinthespoon
| | Posted on Monday, April 8, 2002 - 8:48 am: | |
what's the delay time? when did she start drinking it? (how much time do I have left?) |
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