 The lockdown in LA County is going to last until August. You believe that sh**? One of my early loves when I first got into this was Chartreuse, the intensely herbal, intensely alcoholic, and slightly culty French liqueur. If you're familiar with Chartreuse, you probably already know the green and the yellow, but they make a handful of other products, including this one. As soon as I learned about this product and that you couldn't get it in the States, I had to have it. This is Elixir Vegetal de Le Grand Chartreuse. Also, pardon my French. The story is that in 1605, a French soldier and diplomat whose name I don't dare pronounce presented to Carthusian monks and manuscript that contained an elixir for long life. And allegedly, this bottle is the product of that recipe. Let's try it, because if there's anything I want in the current situation, it's to live longer. A quick note, this stuff is neither rare nor expensive. This bottle cost around 20 bucks at the Charles de Gaulle Airport and was brought to be by my good friend Barbara. Barbara, thank you. I also appreciate this handy dandy dropper on the bottle. Smells like Chartreuse. Avoto santé. Intensely herbal. If you've had green Chartreuse, this will be familiar to you, except with more alcohol burn. It also has this buttery mouth feel that coats the inside of your mouth. It's cool, but also weird. Also, it's 69% ABV or 138 proof. The friend that got this for me told me that this stuff is actually kind of unhip. That it has a reputation as an old lady drink. She told me they would soak a sugar cube with this and then eat the sugar cube and that it was kind of a home remedy when you weren't feeling well. I'm not inclined to eat sugar cubes, no matter what kind of booze they've been soaking in, but I'm going to try this. I don't know, I'm smelling it. It just smells like Chartreuse. And that is a thing. If you liked it, hit like. Consider subscribing if you haven't already, and if there's something you think I should try, let me know in the comments. Stay safe, follow the advice professionals, and I'll see you tomorrow.