Matt Ortile travels to the French Prealps, where the elusive green liquor, derived from a 1605 recipe and still made by Carthusian monks, represents far more than just a cocktail ingredient.

These days, you can find whiskey finished in pretty much every type of cask-sherry, of course, as well as wine, port, tequila, rum, and even amaro, to name just a few. But how about barrels previously ...

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