428 WINE LAW 46) Honey or mead nectar a) Honey or mead nectar is a spirit drink obtained by flavouring a mixture of fermented honey must and honey distillate and/or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, with a minimum content of 30% vol. of fermented honey wort; b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of honey nectar or mead is 22%; c) Only natural flavouring substances and preparations as defined in Article 1(2)(b)(i) and point (c) of Directive 88/388/EEC may be used in the preparation of honey nectar. , as long as the honey flavour is predominant; d) Honey or mead nectar can only be sweetened with honey. 2. OTHER SPIRIT DRINKS 1) Rum-Verschnitt is produced in Germany and obtained by mixing rum and alcohol, whereby a minimum proportion of 5% of the alcohol contained in the final product must come from rum. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Rum-Verschnitt shall be 37.5%. As regards the labelling and presentation of the product Rum-Verschnitt the word Verschnitt must appear on the description, presentation and labelling in characters of the same font, size and colour as, and on the same line as, the word ‘Rum’ and, in the case of bottles, on the front label. Where this product is sold outside the German market, its alcoholic composition must appear on the label. 2) Slivovice is produced in the Czech Republic and obtained by the addition to the plum distillate, before the final distillation, of a maximum proportion of 30% by volume of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin. This product must be described as “spirit drink” and may also use the name slivovice in the same visual field on the front label. If this Czech slivovice is placed on the market in the Community, its alcoholic composition must appear on the label. This provision is without prejudice to the use of the name slivovice for fruit spirits according to category 9 above.
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