Chartreuse (liqueur) roots", and that yellow chartreuse is, "Similar to above, adding cardamom seeds and socctrine aloes." However the recipe remains a secret. The monks intended their liqueur to be used as medicine. The recipe was further enhanced in 1737 by Brother Gérome Maubec. The beverage soon became popular, and in 1764 the monks adapted the elixir recipe to make what is now called Green Chartreuse. In 1793, the monks were expelled from France along with all other Religious Orders and manufacture of the liqueur ceased. A copy of the manuscript was made and kept at the Monastery. The original left with
Toussaint Coffee Liqueur for Marblehead distributors using Toussaint as the principal, has won Gold in the "Drinks International Cocktail Challenge". In April 2014 in the United Kingdom, Toussaint Coffee Liqueur introduced a competition for bartenders to create a cocktail using the liqueur, as well as a dish that incorporates the liqueur. Toussaint Coffee Liqueur Toussaint Coffee Liqueur () is a coffee-flavoured liqueur prepared with a rum base that originated in Haiti, commemorating the revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture. Its alcohol by volume content is 30%. Toussaint was first developed by Anker Horn and his family in Haiti in the late 1970s. It is prepared