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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

the following legal names may be used in the following cases: ‘kirsch’ for cherry spirit (Prunus avium (L.) L.); ‘plum’, ‘quetsch’ or ‘slivovitz’ for plum spirit (Prunus domestica L.); ‘mirabelle’ for mirabelle spirit (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.); ‘fruit of arbutus’ for fruit of arbutus spirit (Arbutus unedo L.); ‘Golden Delicious’ for apple spirit (Malus domestica var. ‘Golden Delicious’); ‘Obstler’ for a fruit spirit produced from fruits, with or without berries, provided that at least 85 % of the mash is derived from different varieties of apples, pears or both.

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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.