Gaétan Picon

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Gaétan Picon (born 1809 ; died 1882 ) was a French scientist and inventor of the aperitif drink Picon .

Life

Before Picon served in the French army and spent part of his service time in Algeria , he had apprenticeship positions in the distilleries in Aix-en-Provence , Toulon and Marseille . In 1837 he invented Picon , a bitter with 39% alcohol by volume .

After he opened the first distillery for the production of so-called Amer Africain , others followed in Constantine , Annaba and Algiers .

When the Universal Exhibition took place in London in 1862 , Jean-Baptiste Nouvion urged him to present his drink at the exhibition. When the latter refused, Nouvion sent a crate of the drink to London without Pico's knowledge, where Pico's invention was awarded a bronze medal.

In 1872 Picon returned to France and opened the first distillery to produce his drink in Marseille , which is still in operation today.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Journal "L'Illustration" of May 24, 1930 - histoire de l'apéritif amer Picon or amer algérien
personal data
SURNAME Picon, Gaétan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French scientist and inventor of the Picon aperitif drink
DATE OF BIRTH 1809
DATE OF DEATH 1882