Suze

The Suze is a bitter containing yellow gentians and with the color gold.

Characteristics

  • Mixture of infusion and spirit of gentian (including 50% of wild roots), aromatic extracts of macerated plants, and supplemented many extracts of aromatic plants.
  • yellow Color.
  • Degree of alcohol: 15° (Swiss 20°)
  • Sugar: 200 g/liter
  • It is a registered trademark property of the group Pernod-Ricard

History

  • 1795, creation of Rousseau distilling, Laurens and Moureaux with Houses-Alfort
  • 1885, the distiller Fernand Moureaux wishes to make apértif who would not be wine-based, it with the idea distill roots of gentians.
    • It repurchases the formula in Suisse
  • 1889, the Suze mark is created with its famous bottle. It is at the time a strong alcohol (32°, 80 G of sugar/liter)
  • 1912, Picasso makes a joining “Glass and bottle of Suze”.
  • 1945, change it does not titrate any more that with 16° and has 200 G sweetens /litre
  • 1965, distilling is bought by the group Pernod-Ricard
  • 1992, Suze creates screen printed bottles sold in a limited number of specimens.
    • 1992, Suze Picasso
    • 1995, Suze Roots
    • 1996, the bottle of the century
    • 1997, Girl of gentian
    • 1998, Saga Suze
  • 2001, limited edition of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
  • 2002, limited edition of Christian Lacroix
  • 2003, glass for Suze of the architect Jean Nouvel
  • 2003, limited edition of Christian Lacroix
  • 2004, limited edition of Sonia Rykiel
  • 2005, limited edition of Paco Rabanne
  • 2006, limited edition of Thierry Mugler
  • 2007, edition limited Gaspard Yurkievich

Origins of the name

  • the origin of the name is not defined, indeed, it would owe its name in Suzanne Gaspard, sister-in-law of the inventor or in the name of a running river in Switzerland, the Suze.

Ideas to appreciate Suze

  • only with or without ice
  • accompanied by an orange or lemon disc
  • with a liquor feature of blackcurrant (“bottom of breeches”)
  • with syrup feature of cane, freezes
  • 1/3 Suze 2/3 juices of Agrume (grapefruit, orange) and freezes
  • with a cola stopper (Speciality of Broye, Switzerland)
  • just a drop of Coke for the color (Gruyere)
  • Suze tonic (guard well acidity)

See too

Related articles

Deliver

  • “Gentian, the adventure of the yellow fairy” of J. - L Clade and CH. Jollès, 2006, Editions Cabédita

External bonds

  • Site of the mark Suze
  • Objects advertizing executive Suze

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