Siphon (2) Art Deco





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Description from the seller
Old amber-colored siphons from the international liqueur brand CHARTREUSE. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature blue taps or heads from the brand Carbónicas Espumosos ZAR Castadón 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. They are handcrafted/engraved.
CHARTREUSE: a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof spirit. The liqueur is named in honor of the Carthusian Grande Chartreuse monastery, “the Great Carthusian,” and takes 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 to the monks of the Cartuja (Carthusian) Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Élixir de Longue Vie” (Elixir of Long Life). After several unsuccessful attempts, the monastery’s herbalists considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was later 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 “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 developed a digestif called the “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 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 carried their secret abroad 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
Old amber-colored siphons from the international liqueur brand CHARTREUSE. Enjoy the photographs to understand the beauty of these siphons; they feature blue taps or heads from the brand Carbónicas Espumosos ZAR Castadón 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. They are handcrafted/engraved.
CHARTREUSE: a French herbal liqueur, made by macerating certain herbs in a high-proof spirit. The liqueur is named in honor of the Carthusian Grande Chartreuse monastery, “the Great Carthusian,” and takes 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 to the monks of the Cartuja (Carthusian) Paris a strange manuscript with a formula called the “Élixir de Longue Vie” (Elixir of Long Life). After several unsuccessful attempts, the monastery’s herbalists considered the recipe too complex and abandoned it. But the recipe was later 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 “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 developed a digestif called the “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 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 carried their secret abroad 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.”

