Amer Picon
Also Known As:
Sirop de Picon, Picon club
What it is:
Bitters
Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_picon
Caramel-coloured, flavoured bitters drunk as an apéritif, which traditionally accompanies beer in the east and north of France. It is made from a base of fresh oranges which are dried and mixed with a solution of alcohol which is distilled. Picon also contains gentian and quinquina in equal measures. Sugar, syrup and caramel are added last.
