Siphon (2) Art Deco





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Description from the seller
Antique siphons of the green CHARTREUSE brand international liqueur. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature blue taps orHeads from the brand Carbónicas Espumosos UFAGSA Orense, the most sought-after—a beauty with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Seltzer water. They may have slight scratches or small glass flaws.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, produced by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof brandy. The liqueur is named in honor of the Carthusian monastery of La Grande Chartreuse, “the Great Charterhouse,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the French region where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrée handed the Carthusian monks of Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Elixir of Long Life.” After several unsuccessful attempts, the cartular herb dealers concluded that the recipe was too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was recovered, and a century and a half later the pharmacy of the Grand Chartreuse, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, began to produce the so-called “Elixir végétal” (Vegetal Elixir) and to market it in 1764. Distribution was limited to the nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the vegetal elixir, the Carthusians devised a cordial they called “Liqueur de santé” (Health Liqueur).
The French Revolution dispersed the monastic order in 1793 and the monks ceased distilling their liqueur. In 1816, they returned to the Grand Chartreuse monastery and resumed their activity. From 1840 they produced the so-called yellow Chartreuse, milder than its predecessor, the green Chartreuse. In 1860 they built the monastery’s 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 of liqueur production, called “Tarragona.” It was also produced in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name, “Tarragona.”
Seller's Story
Antique siphons of the green CHARTREUSE brand international liqueur. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature blue taps orHeads from the brand Carbónicas Espumosos UFAGSA Orense, the most sought-after—a beauty with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Seltzer water. They may have slight scratches or small glass flaws.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, produced by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof brandy. The liqueur is named in honor of the Carthusian monastery of La Grande Chartreuse, “the Great Charterhouse,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the French region where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrée handed the Carthusian monks of Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Elixir of Long Life.” After several unsuccessful attempts, the cartular herb dealers concluded that the recipe was too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was recovered, and a century and a half later the pharmacy of the Grand Chartreuse, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, began to produce the so-called “Elixir végétal” (Vegetal Elixir) and to market it in 1764. Distribution was limited to the nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the vegetal elixir, the Carthusians devised a cordial they called “Liqueur de santé” (Health Liqueur).
The French Revolution dispersed the monastic order in 1793 and the monks ceased distilling their liqueur. In 1816, they returned to the Grand Chartreuse monastery and resumed their activity. From 1840 they produced the so-called yellow Chartreuse, milder than its predecessor, the green Chartreuse. In 1860 they built the monastery’s 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 of liqueur production, called “Tarragona.” It was also produced in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name, “Tarragona.”

