Rapa Giovanni Certosa

Rapa Giovanni Certosa is the most historically resonant expression from one of Piedmont's most storied liqueur houses — a recipe that traces its origins to the Carthusian monks of the late 15th century, adapted and perfected by Giovanni Rapa after he founded his distillery in Andorno Micca's Cervo Valley in 1880. The word "Certosa" refers to a Carthusian monastery — and monastic herbal liqueur traditions were the original inspiration for expressions like Yellow Chartreuse and Galliano, which Certosa most closely resembles in character. Wine.com describes it perfectly as drinking somewhere between Yellow Chartreuse and Galliano — and for anyone who loves either of those bottles, Certosa is the Italian alpine discovery they've been missing. Packed with flavors of anise, herbs, vanilla, and honey — the botanical complexity of a monastic alpine liqueur rendered in the unmistakable style of Piedmont's Cervo Valley tradition. The nose delivers aromatic alpine herbs, anise, and warm honey with a delicate floral lift, while the palate is rich and warming with herbal sweetness, vanilla, and layered botanical complexity — finishing with a long, gently sweet alpine fade. Equally rewarding at room temperature as an after-dinner digestif, served cold over ice, or stirred into a Bijou variation as a Chartreuse substitute. Buy Rapa Giovanni Certosa Liqueur online with fast shipping right to your door.