22. London gin

Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 · European Union

London gin is a type of distilled gin: obtained exclusively from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, with a maximum methanol content of 5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol, whose flavour is introduced exclusively through the re-distillation in traditional stills of ethyl alcohol in the presence of all the natural plant materials used, the resultant distillate of which contains at least 70 % alcohol by vol., where any further ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is added it must be consistent with the characteristics listed in Annex I(1), but with a maximum methanol content of 5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol, which does not contain added sweetening exceeding 0,1 gram of sugars per litre of the final product nor colorants, which does not contain any other added ingredients other than water. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of London gin shall be 37,5 %. The term London gin may be supplemented by the term ‘dry’.

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