Created to commemorate the return of the mysterious manuscript that formed the original recipe for Chartreuse by François Annibal d'Estrées (1573-1670) in 1605 to the Carthusian monks. Using over 130 different herbs & spices, this recipe for an 'elixir of life' is said to have been ancient and was so complex that it took the monks well over a century to figure it out - production was not begun at the monastery until 1737. This special edition Chartreuse was created in 2005, 400 years later, and is a recreation of the original recipe bottled at the slightly lower strength of 56%.