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gentian (spirit drink)

ingredient / ingredient-gentian-spirit

ゲンチアナ蒸留酒 / gentian (spirit drink type)

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Short definition

A spirit drink category produced from a distillate obtained by fermenting gentian roots (EU Reg 2019/787 Annex I, category 18). It is distinct from liqueurs flavored with gentian, including branded products.

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gentian (spirit drink) is defined in the EU spirit-drink rules as A spirit drink produced from a distillate obtained by fermenting gentian roots (with or without the addition of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin). Minimum alcoholic strength 37.5%. Must not be flavoured.contextual

Scope: EU. Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 18 (Gentian)

Note: A legal definition, not a claim about sensory qualities or composition. This is a category separate from gentian 「リキュール」 (in translation: "liqueur"), which is sweetened (category 33).

“Gentian is a spirit drink produced from a distillate of gentian, itself obtained by the fermentation of gentian roots with or without the addition of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.” Minimum 37.5%. “Gentian shall not be flavoured.”
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-gentian-spirit —is_defined_in_eu_spirit_rules_as→ "A spirit drink produced from a distillate obtained by fermenting gentian roots (with or without the addition of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin). Minimum alcoholic strength 37.5%. Must not be flavoured."
claim: clm-gentian-spirit-eu-definition / type: regulatory / updated: 2026-08-31

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