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I disagree: the popularity explosion was accompanied by the development of local production in surprising places. You can now find good whisky nearly everywhere
by WastingMyTime89 4y ago
I disagree: the popularity explosion was accompanied by the development of local production in surprising places. You can now find good whisky nearly everywhere.
And to be fair it’s the same with herbal liqueurs. Don’t get me wrong Chartreuse is good but it’s highly likely people can find something comparable produced close by.
- isaacfrond 4y agoApparently, the five best substitutes for Green Chartreuse are Dolin Génépy, White Sambuca, Strega, Bénédictine and Drambuie. Can't say I tried any of them though.
- nickreese 4y agoDom Benedictine and Hierbas de Montserrat are others.
- partomniscient 4y agoDrambuie tastes nothing like Chartreuse, and I think has gone way downhill since it was bought and production moved to a different site. It's only similar in that its a fairly unique region-specific spirit.
- gorbypark 4y agoEven in the area around where Chartreus is from there is Genepi. It’s not a brand, more of a style. I’m not an expert but one might say Chartreus is a style of Genepi. There’s some very good Genepi’s out there (and some pretty bad ones targeted at tourists).
- tom-thistime 4y agoSure, local distilling has benefited. It's a great point. My tiny town had an excellent micro-distillery that made really nice bourbon and my favorite gin. But I really miss the way Talisker tasted up until the 1990s. And I'm guessing that's never coming back. For better or worse, Scotland isn't local for me and whatever may have replaced Talisker seems to be under the radar from here.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIs it "good whiskey" or whiskey flavored PGA.