In 1837, in Philippeville, Algeria, Gaétan Picon, a rider of the French army, invented his “African Amer”. This bitter contained quinine, gentian and orange flavours. Back in France in 1870 this bitter became the successful “AMER PICON”. Produced in France according to the original recipe, famous AMER PICON is an aperitif whose fruity and original taste is very popular when mixed with traditional blonde or white beer..
