it's canada's thanksgiving day!

[rbiemer]

And made by monks if I remember correctly. :angel:
Kurt M.

Monks from mountains in France from what I've learned over the years. And only two of them know the secret recipe at any time. The monastery orders lots of ingredients that are NOT part of the formula so that no sneaky people can look through the trash and reverse engineer the elixir.
The stuff used to be 180 proof(90% alcohol) but, at least what's imported to the US, it's now abit less--120 or 130 proof IIRC[and there's no gaurantee of that as we only have it on Thanksgiving and while we aren't pounding shots--just sipping from some teeny little glasses--things are abit fuzzy by bed time].
Three more things about this lovely drink:
1)-The color Chartreuse is apparently named after the liquor
2)- I must slightly disagree with Jan: the first glass is something of a test, if you have a second then you have passed the test, and the third and later are simply a glow. 😀
3)- As the oldest son, I get most of dad's share these days--he only has one since his heart attack.
One of our thanksgiving guests some years ago had been to France and had toured the monastery and town where this is made--she's my source for the above info.
Rob

 

[Theo-Prof]

I have always wondered--how many Canadian turkeys does it take to make one U.S. turkey?

Sorry, I just could not resist.

Kevin

 

[Trius]

Rob: I had the "real", green stuff available only in France, brought back by a dear friend when she returned from graduate studies in France. Warmed me then, the memory warms me now.

Kevin: Canada is currently working on population growth to get to that level.

Trius ... ducking and hiding ... couldn't resist