# Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Division 21: Distilled gin

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)Distilled gin is:
(i)a juniper-flavoured spirit drink produced exclusively by redistilling organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin of an appropriate quality with an initial alcoholic strength of at least 96 % vol. in stills traditionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries (Juniperus communis L.) and of other natural botanicals provided that the juniper taste is predominant, or
(ii)the mixture of the product of such distillation and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with the same composition, purity and alcoholic strength; flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as specified in category 20(c) may also be used to flavour distilled gin.
(b)The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of distilled gin shall be 37,5 %.
(c)Gin obtained simply by adding essences or flavourings to ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is not distilled gin.
(d)The term ‘distilled gin’ may be supplemented by the term ‘dry’ if it does not contain added sweetening exceeding 0,1 gram of sugars per litre of the final product.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/110/annex/II/division/1/division/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/annex-II/division-1/division-21
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