7. Fruit marc spirit

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

Fruit marc spirit is a spirit drink which meets the following conditions: it is obtained exclusively by fermentation and distillation at less than 86 % vol. of fruit marc except grape marc; it contains a minimum quantity of volatile substances of 200 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; the maximum methanol content shall be 1500 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; the maximum hydrocyanic acid content shall be 7 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol in the case of stone-fruit marc spirit; redistillation at the same alcoholic strength according to (i) is authorised. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of fruit marc spirit shall be 37,5 %. No addition of alcohol as defined in Annex I(5), diluted or not, shall take place. Fruit marc spirit shall not be flavoured. Fruit marc spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour. The sales denomination shall consist of the name of the fruit followed by ‘marc spirit’. If marcs of several different fruits are used, the sales denomination shall be ‘fruit marc spirit’.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.