ethyl alcohol obtained by the distillation, after alcoholic fermentation, of agricultural products listed in Annex II to the Treaty (excluding spirituous beverages as defined in paragraph 2) and which possesses at least the properties listed in Annex I hereto
Spirit drinks produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with natural extracts of star anise (Illicium verum), anise (Pimpinella anisum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), or any other plant which contains the same principal aromatic constituent, using one of the following processes: - maceration and/or distillation, - redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of the seeds or other parts of the plants specified above, - addition of natural distilled extracts of aniseed-flavoured plants, - a combination of these three methods.
