With Green Chartreuse being so hard to find out in wild these days, I present to you a Poor Man’s Chartreuse DIY recipe, which really is not a Poor Man’s recipe, as it’s actually quite expensive to make, but does work well.

Recipe: 2 to 1 to 1/2 ratio (For a 750ml)

  1. 14 oz Dolin Genepy

  2. 7 oz Strega (Italian liqueur)

  3. 3.5 oz Absinthe (high proof)

Combine all ingredients into a 750 ml bottle and let marry for at least two weeks (or longer) while gently shaking the bottle every other day.

Note: Strega liqueur makes the best straight up Yellow Chartreuse substitute and Dolin Genepy is the best Green Chartreuse substitute. I would suggest trying this recipe in a 2 oz to 1 oz to 1/2 oz recipe format first as these liqueurs are expensive and you may decide you want to tweak the recipe further for your own palette. Cheers.