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Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)

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Liquor Products Act: Regulations

Part 1 : Production and Compositional Requirements

10J. Requirements for gold agave spirit

 

Gold agave spirit shall—

 

(a) be distilled directly from the mash of agave hearts, also known as piñas, combined with the mash of any other harmless vegetable article and fermented together: Provided that at least 51 % of the fermentable sugar shall be obtained from such agave hearts;

 

(b) enhanced by wood aging or the addition of allowed additives or blending with aged agave spirit or extra-aged agave spirit;

 

(c) have a residual sugar content of not more than—
(i) 1,0 gram per litre; or
(ii) 100,0 gram per litre if flavoured; and

 

(d) have an alcohol content of at least 35 per cent.

 

[Regulation 10J inserted by regulation 8 of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]