660408 Sat Oct 17 22:03:40 -0700 2009 4 36 Spirits 0 5111556 Can anyone explain the difference and why one would choose one over the other? Is there anyone out there who feels the need to own one of each? Favorite drinks to use it in? Sat Oct 17 22:03:40 -0700 2009 68210 andytee 1 5111902 Shoulda just Googled - Green is the original, stronger in flavor and proof. Yellow came later, milder and sweeter. Still - anyone have preference between the two? A favorite drink to use it in? A bottle of each on the shelf? Sun Oct 18 07:18:47 -0700 2009 5111556 68210 andytee 2 5111956 Check your other thread, l just posted on that. The yellow VEP is a little sweeter and less alcohol. The VEP's started being made after the Tarragonia facility which produced vintage Chartreuse closed down. As far as l know both Verde and Jaune VEP came out together, they cost the same. l have liter bottles of both and many backups, l am a worrier. l drink them neat in a large tumbler or in an old liquor glass. Sun Oct 18 08:04:36 -0700 2009 5111902 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 5112959 Green is usually what most people start with unless they're specifically in love with a cocktail (like my friend was with the Green Point). Eventually as your bottle collection grows in size, people get the other. Favorite Green recipes I've had: Bijou, Last Word, Chartreuse swizzle, Green Ghost Favorite Yellow recipes: Puritan & Alaska (similar cocktails), Woxum, Green Point I list recipes on our blog if you'd like to try any of them, or find the recipes elsewhere online. http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/ Sun Oct 18 16:21:28 -0700 2009 5111556 256764 yarm 1 5114090 Personally, I like the Green a lot more. It just has something that the yellow doesn't... the taste makes me think of an old library for some reason. I do agree with everything Fred has said (and usually defer to his expertise). I bought Green first, and only bought the Yellow because I wanted to make some new drinks and found a fifth for $30. It has its place, but has a much less pronounced flavor. Better to use it in recipes with "gentle" flavors that would be overwhelmed by Green's complexity. I guess that I would consider Green to be an essential, whereas Yellow is a nice addition if you have the space. Mon Oct 19 08:05:40 -0700 2009 5111556 243219 craigasaurus