35. Sloe gin

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

Sloe gin is a liqueur produced by maceration of sloes in gin with the possible addition of sloe juice. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of sloe gin shall be 25 %. Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations may be used in the production of sloe gin. The legal name may be supplemented by the term ‘liqueur’.

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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.