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...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels · The Guardian World

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. Continue reading...