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Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 · European Union

Spirit (supplemented by the name of the fruit, berries or nuts) obtained by maceration and distillation is a spirit drink which meets the following requirements: it has been produced by: maceration of fruit, berries or nuts listed under point (ii), whether partially fermented or unfermented, with the possible addition of a maximum of 20 litres of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or of a spirit or distillate deriving from the same fruit, berries or nuts, or of a combination thereof, per 100 kg of fermented fruit, berries or nuts, followed by distillation; each and every distillation shall be carried out at less than 86 % vol; it is produced from the following fruits, berries or nuts: chokeberry (Aronia Medik. nom cons.), black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott), chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.), citrus fruits (Citrus spp.), hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.), crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.), strawberry (Fragaria spp.), sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.), hollyberry (Ilex aquifolium and Ilex cassine L.), cornel cherry or cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), walnut (Juglans regia L.), banana (Musa spp.), myrtle (Myrtus communis L.), prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.), passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims), bird cherry (Prunus padus L.). sloe (Prunus spinosa L.), blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.), white currant (Ribes niveum Lindl.), redcurrant (Ribes rubrum L.), gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa L. syn. Ribes grossularia), rosehip (Rosa canina L.), arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus L.), cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L.), blackberry (Rubus sect. Rubus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.), rowanberry (Sorbus aucuparia L.), sorb apple (Sorbus domestica L.), wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz), ambarella (Spondias dulcis Parkinson), hog plum (Spondias mombin L.), high bush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), wild cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.), bilberry/blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.).

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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.