Picon – Aperitif a l’Orange

Picon is a flavoured bitters drunk as an apéritif, which traditionally accompanies beer in the east and north of France. Its bittersweet flavour is made from a base of fresh oranges which are dried and mixed with a solution of alcohol. Picon also contains gentian and quinquina in equal measures. It’s meant to be mixed with beer (or drunk with beer as a chaser.)