36. Sambuca

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

Sambuca is a colourless aniseed-flavoured liqueur which meets the following requirements: it contains distillates of anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), star anise (Illicium verum L.) or other aromatic herbs; it has a minimum content of sweetening products of 350 grams per litre expressed as invert sugar; it has a natural anethole content of not less than 1 gram and not more than 2 grams per litre. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of sambuca shall be 38 %. The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 33 shall apply to sambuca. Sambuca shall not be coloured. 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.