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 Contents  Page  
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Liqueur — Specification  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 1 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 Ingredients  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  2 
4.2 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.3 Specific quality requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  2 
5 Contaminants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  3 
6 Hygiene  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  3 
7 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  3 
8 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  3 
9 Sampling and test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 3 
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 Foreword  
Rwanda  Standard sareprepared by Technical Committees and approved by R wanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board  of Directors in  accordance with the procedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of stand ards.  
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards.  Final Draft Rwanda S tandards 
adopted by Technical committ ees are ratified by me mbers of RSB Board of Director s for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards.  
RSnnn-n was pre pared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 000, TC title , Subcommittee SC  nn, SC title . 
Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee on Beverages  (RSB/TC 001) in the 
preparation of this standard.  
MINAGRI/RALIS  
PoA 
ICK BIK Kabgayi  
IMPANO Products Ltd  
SPERANZA gp Ltd  
COPROVIBA  
UNIVERSITYOF RWANDA  
KASESE Distillers Ltd  
Ese URWIBUTSO  
UR/CAVM  
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 Liqueur — Specification  
1 Scope  
This draft specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for  liqueur . 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies.  
3 Terms  and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the follow ing terms and definitions apply . 
3.1  
Liqueur  
Alcoholic product  made by mixing flavouring  or sweetening ingredients with spirit  
3.3  
Spirit  
alcoholic beverage intended for human consumption; po ssessing particular organoleptic qualities; having 
been produced by the distillation, with or without added flavourings, of naturally fermented products, and/or by 
the maceration or similar processing of plant materials in ethyl alcohol of agricultural ori gin and/or distillates of 
agricultural origin, and/or spirit drinks  and/or  by the addition of flavourings, sugars or other  sweetening 
products and/or  other agricultural products and/or foodstuffs to  ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin and/or to  
distillates of agricultural origin and/or to spirit  drinks . 
   
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 4 Requirements  
4.1 Ingredients  
The following ingredients may be used  
a) Spirit complying with the relevant standards  
b) flavouring agents  (such as cream, milk or other milk products, fruit, wine , herbs, eggs ) complying with relevant 
standards  
c) Distilled water complying with RS EAS 123  
4.2 General requirements  
a) possess the characteristic flavour of the flavouring agent used ; 
b)  be so produced, as to prevent spoilage during storage under normal conditions;  
c) be free from any extraneous matter  
4.3 Specific quality requirements  
Liqueur shall m eet the quality requirements specified in Table 1.  
Table 1 — Quality requireme nts for  liqueur  
S/N Characteristic  Requirement  Test method  
 Ethyl alcohol content, %, v/v , 15 - 45 RS EAS 104  
 Total Soluble S olids (O Brix) (sugar content) (invert 
sugar), min, %  10 
 Total ash %, max  0.2 
 Total acids as acetic acid, g/100 L, max  15 
 Total esters as ethyl acetate, g/100 L, max  5 
 Aldehydes as acetaldehyde, g/100 L, max  2 
 Furfural, mg/100 mL, max  Pass the test  
 Higher alcohols, g/100 L, max  3  
 Methyl alcohol, mg/L, m ax 300 for brandy liqueur or a 
blend containing brandy and 
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 5 Contaminants  
5.1 Liqueur shall not contain more than 3 mg/kg of arsenic, 10 mg/kg of lead, 1 mg/kg of cadmium and 1 
mg/kg of mercury  when tested in accordance with   
5.2 Where  milk products have been used , the Af latoxin M1 shall not exceed 0.5µg/l   
6 Hygiene  
Liqueur shall be manufactured and handled in a hygienic manner in accordance with EAS 39.  
7 Packaging  
Liqueur shall be packaged in glass bottles that preserve the quality of the products . 
8 Labelling  
In addition to the requirements of RS EAS 38 , the following specific labelling requirements shall apply and 
shall be legibly  and indelibly marked:  
a) common name as ‘ ‘Liqueur ’’ 
b) Flavouring agent used  
c) name, physical location and address of manufacturer;  
d) ethyl alcohol content, % by volume;  
e) net content;  
f) declaration by common name of any additives used;  
g) date of manufacture;  
h) batch identification number/code;  
i) country of origin; and  
j) statutory warnings  
9 Sampling and test  
Sampling and test s shall be carried out in accordance with RS EAS 104 .  
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