EU court bans calling non-alcoholic drinks gin
Judges in Luxembourg said EU law clearly prohibited the term ‘non-alcoholic gin’, after a case was brought against the makers of Virgin Gin AlkoholfreiThe makers of spirits may be raising a toast to the European judges of Luxembourg, after the EU’s court ruled that non-alcoholic drinks cannot be called gin.Only spirit drinks based on ethyl alcohol flavoured by juniper berries with a minimum alcoholic strength of 37.5% by volume can be known as gin, the court said in a judgement issued on Thursday. Continue reading...
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Judges in Luxembourg said EU law clearly prohibited the term ‘non-alcoholic gin’, after a case was brought against the makers of Virgin Gin Alkoholfrei
The makers of spirits may be raising a toast to the European judges of Luxembourg, after the EU’s court ruled that non-alcoholic drinks cannot be called gin.
Only spirit drinks based on ethyl alcohol flavoured by juniper berries with a minimum alcoholic strength of 37.5% by volume can be known as gin, the court said in a judgement issued on Thursday.
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