Product Description Fernand moureaux, creator of Suze, was the heir to a family distillery. In 1885, he created an aperitif based on gentian roots, initially at 32% abv, although this was soon moderated to 20%. He presented his aperitif a la gentiane at the universal exhibition in 1889, where it was immediately awarded a gold medal. He named it suze, after his step-sister, suzanne.