Green Chartreuse, lime, and ginger beer built over ice—a highball from the Paris-Vauvert house menu.
The Chartreuse Mule is the bar at Paris-Vauvert's answer to a simple question: what replaces vodka in a Moscow Mule when your house spirit is Green Chartreuse? The result is substantially more interesting than the original. Vodka brings nothing but dilution and carry; Chartreuse brings 110 botanicals, a honey-saffron sweetness, and 55% ABV. The ginger beer's spice and carbonation find natural allies in Chartreuse's herbal edge and the lime's acidity.
This is a built drink, not a shaken one. Build it over ice in a copper mug or highball glass, add the lime juice, pour the Chartreuse, top with ginger beer, and finish with a spray of élixir végétal if you have it. The spray is not decorative—the 69% tincture opens the herbal aromatics immediately on the nose, making the first sip arrive already primed.
A well-made ginger beer matters here. Use one with real ginger heat—Fever-Tree Ginger Beer or a house-brewed version. Ginger ale will flatten the drink. The lime wheel garnish is functional: a light squeeze as you drink adjusts the acidity sip by sip.
Build over ice. ~12cl total. Copper mug or highball glass. Lime wheel garnish.
The copper mug is traditional (Moscow Mule heritage) but a standard highball glass works equally well. Cold everything: cold glass, cold ginger beer, ice-packed glass. The drink warms fast. Ginger beer strength varies significantly by brand — taste yours first and adjust the pour accordingly.