43. Berenburg or Beerenburg

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

Berenburg or Beerenburg is a spirit drink which meets the following requirements: it is produced using ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin; it is produced by the maceration of fruit or plants or parts thereof; it contains as a specific flavour distillate of gentian root (Gentiana lutea L.), of juniper berries (Juniperus communis L.) and of laurel leaves (Laurus nobilis L.); it varies in colour from light to dark brown; it may be sweetened to a maximum of 20 grams of sweetening products per litre expressed as invert sugar. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Berenburg or Beerenburg shall be 30 %. Berenburg or Beerenburg may only be flavoured with flavouring preparations and natural flavouring substances.

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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.