Ingredient List:
- Potato Spirit (potato tuber mash distillate)
- Water
- Sugar (if used)
- Colour: Plain caramel (if used)
(38%)Nutrition information
65 Kcal / serve30ml 271 kJ
218 Kcal / 100ml 903 kJ
| 38% vol. | 30ml Per serving size | 100ml |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 65 Kcal / 271 kJ |
218 Kcal / 903 kJ |
| Fat | 0 | 0 |
| Saturates | 0 | 0 |
| Carbohydrates | 0 | 0 |
| Sugars | 0 | 0 |
| Protein | 0 | 0 |
| Salt | 0 | 0 |
Production Process
Primarily produced in Poland, Germany and Scandinavia, potato spirits are rich and textured, providing a creamier mouthful, and they are produced by the fermentation and distillation of potato tubers. It must be distilled under normal pressure at less than 94.8% vol., so that the distillate has the organoleptic characteristics of the raw material. The maximum methanol content shall be 1000 grams per hectolitre of 100% vol. alcohol.
Strength
Potato spirit sold to consumer has a minimum alcoholic strength of 38% vol.
Permitted
-The use of caramel to adapt the colour
-The addition of sugar to ‘round off’ the taste, expressed as invert sugar (maximum of 10g/litre of potato spirit)
Not allowed
No addition of any other alcohol or flavouring.