Kräuterbitter
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Kräuterbitter is a customary commercial designation in German-speaking regions for a bitter digestif made by macerating and distilling several herbs. Under EU Regulation 2019/787 it may correspond to (category 30, a bitter-tasting spirit drink) or, if it meets the sugar requirements, a bitter-herb liqueur (category 33). Neither nor appears as a separate statutory category name in the English regulation. Underberg of Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a widely known example.
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Underberg の瓶。Kräuterbitter は独語圏で使われる複数ハーブ浸漬・蒸留の苦味系ダイジェスティフの通称類型であり、Underberg はその実在する代表的な商業例として撮影されている。
写っているもの: 該当なし（調味液の製品瓶）部位・状態: 製品瓶
写真: Gryffindor／ CC BY-SA 3.0／ 原画像／ 台帳の原画像
写真の範囲と来歴
被写体の確認: 原典の記載による同定。'Kräuterbitter' は特定銘柄の総称ではなく類型名。写真は類型の代表実例。
掲載画像: Wikimedia Commons の原寸ファイル。苦味研究所では切り抜き・色調変更なし。 表示用には幅1200px上限のWebPを配信し、台帳の原画像は上のリンクから確認できます。
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Reading the bitterness
Annex I of EU Regulation 2019/787 defines spirits with a predominantly bitter taste as category 30, 『Bitter』, with a minimum alcohol content of 15%. When the sugar requirement is met, it defines liqueurs flavored with bitter plants such as gentian and wormwood under category 33, with a minimum sugar content of 80 g/L. Kräuterbitter may correspond to either category, but a search of the English regulation for terms such as 『Kräuter』 found no separate statutory category named 『Kräuterbitter』 or 『Kräuterlikör』. The original German version and domestic German food legislation were not checked here.
Underberg of Rheinberg calls its product 『Kräuter-Digestif』. Its official online shop titles a product-category page 『Underberg Bitter』 and tags the product 『Kräuterbitter』. The company's self-designation and category tag illustrate commercial use of this term rather than a statutory category name under the EU regulation.
The company describes Underberg as made from 43 carefully selected herbs extracted without impairing their aroma through its proprietary 『Semper Idem®』 process. It is described as a family recipe known to only 7 people, and the company's official homepage also carries the tagline 『BITTER IS BETTER』.
Underberg is described as founded in Rheinberg, Germany, in 1846. The company states that its ingredients are only herbs, alcohol, and water, with no coloring. This history is the company's own account; no independent historical source has been confirmed.
Sources for this overview
Checked for this overview: Checked the result of searching the complete English text of the EU regulation for Kräuter and related terms.
Underberg 12 x 0,02 Liter 44 % Vol. im Karton (商品ページ)
Checked for this overview: Checked the category-page title and category tag on Underberg's product page. / Checked the description of the Semper Idem process, 43 herbs, and access limited to 7 people. / Checked the founding year 1846 and Rheinberg location.
Underberg Online-Shop トップページ（タグライン確認用）
Checked for this overview: Checked the tagline on the official homepage.
Hypotheses and recipe candidates for this entry are on the Japanese page.
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Safety and regulation (1)
Scope: EU/German-speaking regions; our mapping between a customary commercial term and Regulation 2019/787, not an equivalence stated in the law.
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ingredient-krauterbitter —corresponds_in_eu_law_to→ "It may correspond to 『Bitter』 (Annex I, category 30 of EU Regulation 2019/787: a bitter-tasting spirit drink with at least 15% alcohol) or, if the sugar rule is satisfied, a bitter-plant-flavored liqueur (category 33, at least 80 g/L sugar where flavored with gentian, wormwood, or similar plants). The terms 『Kräuterbitter』 and 『Kräuterlikör』 themselves do not constitute separate statutory categories in the English text of the regulation."Culture (2)
Scope: Rheinberg, Germany; description in Underberg's official online shop (the company's own account).
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ingredient-krauterbitter —is_presented_as→ "A herbal digestif (Kräuter-Digestif) made by the company's 『Semper Idem®』 process, which it says gently extracts flavor from 43 selected herbs. The family recipe is described as known to only 7 people."Scope: Rheinberg, Germany; official Underberg material (the company's own account).
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ingredient-krauterbitter —has_history→ "Underberg is described as founded in Rheinberg, Germany, in 1846. The company says its only ingredients are herbs, alcohol, and water (a purity standard), with no coloring."