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Division 37 Sloe gin

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    Sloe gin is a liqueur produced by maceration of sloes in gin with the possible addition of sloe juice.

  2. (b)

    The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of sloe gin shall be 25 %.

  3. (c)

    Only natural flavouring substances and F1flavouring preparations as defined in Article F23(2)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 may be used in the preparation of sloe gin.

  4. (d)

    The sales denomination may be supplemented by the term ‘liqueur’.

  1. 37a‘ Sloe-aromatised spirit drink or Pacharán ’

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Words in Annex 2 point 37(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 17(20)(f)