Siphon (2) Art Deco





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Description from the seller
Old CHARTREUSE brand yellow-colored siphons from the international liqueurs brand. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature orange taps or heads, the most sought-after with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Seltzer water. They may have slight scratches or small glass chips. They are hand-engraved.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof eau-de-vie. The liqueur is so named in honor of the Carthusian monastery of Grande Chartreuse “la Gran Cartuja,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the French region where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrées handed the Carthusian monks of Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Élixir de Longue Vie” (Elixir of long life). After several fruitless attempts, the monastery’s herbologists considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was recovered and a century and a half later the pharmacy of the Gran Cartuja, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, began producing the so-called “Élixir végétal” (Elixir vegetal) and marketed it in 1764. Distribution was limited to nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the elixir végétal, the Carthusians developed a digestif called “Liqueur de santé” (Health Liqueur).
The French Revolution dispersed the monastic order in 1793 and the monks stopped distilling their liqueur. In 1816, they returned to the Grande Chartreuse monastery and resumed their activity. From 1840 they produced the so-called chartreuse jaune (yellow Chartreuse), milder than its predecessor, chartreuse verte (green Chartreuse). In 1860 they built the monastery distillery.
In 1903 the Carthusians were expelled from France. They took their secret with them and established a distillery in Tarragona (Spain), which became the center for producing the liqueur, called “Tarragona.” It was also produced in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name, “Tarragona.”
Seller's Story
Old CHARTREUSE brand yellow-colored siphons from the international liqueurs brand. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature orange taps or heads, the most sought-after with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Seltzer water. They may have slight scratches or small glass chips. They are hand-engraved.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof eau-de-vie. The liqueur is so named in honor of the Carthusian monastery of Grande Chartreuse “la Gran Cartuja,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the French region where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrées handed the Carthusian monks of Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Élixir de Longue Vie” (Elixir of long life). After several fruitless attempts, the monastery’s herbologists considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was recovered and a century and a half later the pharmacy of the Gran Cartuja, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, began producing the so-called “Élixir végétal” (Elixir vegetal) and marketed it in 1764. Distribution was limited to nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the elixir végétal, the Carthusians developed a digestif called “Liqueur de santé” (Health Liqueur).
The French Revolution dispersed the monastic order in 1793 and the monks stopped distilling their liqueur. In 1816, they returned to the Grande Chartreuse monastery and resumed their activity. From 1840 they produced the so-called chartreuse jaune (yellow Chartreuse), milder than its predecessor, chartreuse verte (green Chartreuse). In 1860 they built the monastery distillery.
In 1903 the Carthusians were expelled from France. They took their secret with them and established a distillery in Tarragona (Spain), which became the center for producing the liqueur, called “Tarragona.” It was also produced in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name, “Tarragona.”

