This famous French orange liqueur is a staple in its country of origin, where it is blended with Pilsner beer or wheat to create a potent distillate known simply as Picon Biere. Created in 1830, Picon also contains essences of gentian and quinine.
The inventor, Gaétan Picon, born in 1809, trained as an apprentice at the distilleries in Aix-en-Provence, Toulon and Marseilles. In 1837, while serving as a volunteer in the French army in Algeria, he invented this famous recipe, which initially had an alcohol content of 21%, later lowered a few years ago to 18%, much to the chagrin of veteran consumers.
Distillates have different alcoholpercentages. So, we have defined a parameter allowing you to better understand and compare different prices. This parameter is calculated by dividing the bottle price by the alcohol content. The alcohol content (or strength) is the amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) contained in the distillate.
This parameter indicates the price of a single 4cl dosage of distillate. It is calculated by dividing the price of the bottle by its quantity (expressed in cl), then multiplying by the centilitres of the recommended single dose, as average in cocktail recipes.
