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

Regulations

Purchase

Aged 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)	be matured for at least 2 months in oak casks;

(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 10K inserted by regulation 8 of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]