Siphon (2) Art Deco





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Description from the seller
Antique siphons from the green Chartreuse brand of the international liqueurs. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature yellow taps or nozzles from the brands Carbónicas Espumosos Novegil Marín Pontevedra and Carbónicas Espumosos Rías baixas Meis Pontevedra, the most sought after—a beauty with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Sparkling water. They may have slight scuffs or small glass flaws.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof brandy. The liqueur is named thus in honor of the Carthusian monastery of the Grande Chartreuse “la Gran Cartuja,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the region of France where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrée handed to the monks of the Paris Carthusian order a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Elixir of Long Life.” After several unsuccessful attempts, the herbalists of the Carthusian order considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was rescued and, a century and a half later, the Gran Chartreuse monastery’s pharmacy began to produce the so-called “Élixir végétal” (Vegetal Elixir) and to market it in 1764. Distribution was limited to nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the vegetal elixir, the Carthusians produced 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 Gran 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 and established a distillery in Tarragona (Spain), which became the center of liqueur production, called “Tarragona.” They also manufactured it in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name “Tarragona.”
Seller's Story
Antique siphons from the green Chartreuse brand of the international liqueurs. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature yellow taps or nozzles from the brands Carbónicas Espumosos Novegil Marín Pontevedra and Carbónicas Espumosos Rías baixas Meis Pontevedra, the most sought after—a beauty with many years of age, in good condition for collectors and decoration. Sparkling water. They may have slight scuffs or small glass flaws.
CHARTREUSE: it is a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof brandy. The liqueur is named thus in honor of the Carthusian monastery of the Grande Chartreuse “la Gran Cartuja,” taking its name from the Chartreuse massif in the Alps, the region of France where the monastery is located.
History
In 1605, the Duke of Estrée handed to the monks of the Paris Carthusian order a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Elixir of Long Life.” After several unsuccessful attempts, the herbalists of the Carthusian order considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was rescued and, a century and a half later, the Gran Chartreuse monastery’s pharmacy began to produce the so-called “Élixir végétal” (Vegetal Elixir) and to market it in 1764. Distribution was limited to nearby Grenoble and Chambéry, but its popularity grew. From the vegetal elixir, the Carthusians produced 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 Gran 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 and established a distillery in Tarragona (Spain), which became the center of liqueur production, called “Tarragona.” They also manufactured it in Marseille from 1921 to 1929, under the same name “Tarragona.”

