Picon Club

[Judie]

I have an apertif recipe called Belle Celinte which is a creation of Andre Surmain in Mougins-Village-France at the establishment of Relais & Chateaux. I have e-mailed them and have gotten no response. It calls for 5 parts of Picon Club, 2 parts of Cinzano, 1 part Grenadine, and 1 part eau de vie de poire. The recipe also calls equal to volume of other ingredients of champagne. I have been told by someone who translated the recipe for me that Picon Club is a brand name of wine. No where have I been able to find this brand name in either a wine or a champagne. The only item I can find under picon at all is the Amer Picon, but 5 parts of Amer Picon seems like a lot for these ingredients. Can someone please tell me what Picon Club might be? I would sure appreciate any help. At least if I know what this ingredient is, I can find a substitute. I have been trying for years to get this recipe translated and to find the ingredients

[This message has been edited by Judie (edited 07-22-2000).]