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akvavit

ingredient / ingredient-akvavit

アクアビット / akvavit (aquavit)

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Short definition

A statutory category of spirit drink of Nordic origin, characterized principally by a distillate of caraway or dill seed. Annex I, category 24 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 sets sensory requirements specific to this category: 『苦味物質が味を明らかに支配してはならず、乾燥エキス分は100ミリリットルあたり1.5グラムを超えてはならない』 (in translation: "the bitter substances shall not obviously dominate the taste; the dry extract content shall not exceed 1,5 grams per 100 millilitres"). It is one of the few examples in EU spirits law that regulates the degree of bitterness itself.

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Other names: aquavit (en)

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Safety and regulation (1)

akvavit is defined in the EU spirit-drink rules as A spirit drink flavoured with caraway or dill seed, produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with a distillate of plants or spices. Minimum alcoholic strength 37.5%. The addition of natural or nature-identical flavouring substances or preparations is permitted, but the flavour must derive principally from a distillate of caraway (Carum carvi L.) or dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed, and the use of essential oils is prohibited. In addition, "the bitter substances shall not obviously dominate the taste; the dry extract content shall not exceed 1.5 grams per 100 millilitres."contextual

Scope: EU. Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 24, (a)-(d)

Opened the English-language EUR-Lex original in a browser and, by running JavaScript, extracted every occurrence of "bitter" in Annex I. Confirmed that category 24(d) reads: "The bitter substances shall not obviously dominate the taste; the dry extract content shall not exceed 1,5 grams per 100 millilitres." Also confirmed that the immediately preceding category 23 (Kümmel) has no (d) point.
Limitations: Only the English-language version was checked. Differences with other language versions have not been confirmed.
Source: 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 (European Parliament and Council of the European Union, 2019) · full text checked
Show dataingredient-akvavit —is_defined_in_eu_spirit_rules_as→ "A spirit drink flavoured with caraway or dill seed, produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with a distillate of plants or spices. Minimum alcoholic strength 37.5%. The addition of natural or nature-identical flavouring substances or preparations is permitted, but the flavour must derive principally from a distillate of caraway (Carum carvi L.) or dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed, and the use of essential oils is prohibited. In addition, "the bitter substances shall not obviously dominate the taste; the dry extract content shall not exceed 1.5 grams per 100 millilitres.""
claim: clm-akvavit-eu-definition / type: regulatory / updated: 2026-09-01

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