Yellow Chartreuse

Softer, sweeter, lower-proof counterpart to Green Chartreuse.

Liqueurs Voiron, France 40% ABV
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Yellow Chartreuse shares the same monastic origin and the same impossible-to-pronounce recipe-keepers as Green Chartreuse, but is sweeter, lower proof (40% ABV), and gentler. Honey, saffron, and aniseed are among the detectable notes. In a Naked & Famous (mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol, lime), the yellow's gentleness allows the mezcal smoke to speak. In most recipes, yellow and green are not interchangeable — the flavor intensity is genuinely different.

Common uses

Naked & Famous, Final Ward, Yellow Bird.

Cocktails that use Yellow Chartreuse

  • Naked & Famous — Equal parts mezcal, Aperol, yellow Chartreuse, and lime — bold and balanced

Substitutes