1 CHARTREUSE "Élixir végétal" bottle (period 1956-64; exceptional unknown elixir bottle, 70 cl, very beautiful green color; no cap, well-marked cork, monastic provenance) Élixir végétal de la Grande Chartreuse is the oldest and most concentrated form of the preparations made by the Carthusian monks. With its powerful aroma and high alcohol content, this elixir was traditionally consumed in very small quantities, a few drops being enough to reveal its full complexity. Long presented in small bottles for almost medicinal use, it is the purest and most mysterious expression of Carthusian know-how.