The Drink that Wouldn't Die

Proof

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Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Few drinks have gone through the ringer the way Chartreuse has. Since the 1700s, a silent group of monks in the Southeast of France have produced and protected this elixir-turned-liqueur through evictions, natural disasters, and other trials and tribulations of history. Today, Chartreuse is a crucial ingredient that helped spur the modern craft cocktail movement. Proof's managing producer and self-professed "pro-sumer" of cocktails, Yumi Araki, digs into the history of the spirit that just wouldn't die. Take our Season 8 survey here. For further reading on the history of Chartreuse: Chartreuse the Liqueur. A note from our sponsors: Listeners get 15% off of their first order at porterroad.com/proof. Get high quality cured meats and charcuterie in stores and online at Veroni USA. Use code ATK15 for 15% off on OXO.com. Visit nakedwines.com/summerproof for $100 to spend on wine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Yume.
0:02.0	Hey, Kevin.
0:03.0	How's it going?
0:04.0	Really, really great.
0:05.0	We're having friends over for the first time in like 18 months for dinner.
0:09.0	And yeah, super excited about that.
0:11.0	Yeah, like the last time it happened, my friends Kelly and Cal came over.
0:15.8	They brought over this gift.
0:17.4	And it's this bottle of liquor that I've only vaguely heard about, but never really tried.
0:22.7	It's this pale, grassy green color.
0:25.7	It's almost like someone had steeped green jolly ranchers in water.
0:29.5	And I'm actually holding it in my hand right now.
0:32.3	And it's a bottle of chard truce.
0:34.7	And I have to say I've not opened this.
0:38.2	It's sat in my cupboard for the last 18 months.
0:41.6	And I have no idea what to do with that.
0:43.6	Sitting open in your cupboard.
0:45.0	You don't have to even try it at once.
0:46.8	No, I'm a little bit scared.
0:48.6	I mean, like I don't know anything about it, but I know you are a big cocktail nerd.
0:54.1	Yume and I know you're actually working on a story about chard truce.
0:56.8	I have no idea what to do with it.
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