“Agency” means the National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control;
“Alcohol of agricultural origin” means alcohol
obtained from fermentation of agricultural products;
“Blended spirit” shall be a spirit obtained from
alcohol of agricultural origin and permitted additives
with or without sugar(s); and
“Spirit drink” means an alcoholic beverage :
(a) intended for human consumption;
(b) having particular organoleptic properties
peculiar to that class of drinks;
(c) which contains a minimum alcoholic strength
of 15% vol; and
(d) shall be produced by one of the following
methods
(i)
directly by distillation, with or without
added flavouring from naturally
fermented products, or
(ii)
by the maceration of vegetable
substances, or
(iii)
the addition of flavourings, sugars or
other sweetening products or other
agricultural products or a combination
of two or more of the above to ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin, or
(iv)
by the mixture of a spirit drink with
(a) one or more other spirit drinks
ethyl alcohol of agricultural
origin; or
(b) one or more alcoholic drinks; or
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