Cane spirit shall—
| (a) | be produced by the distillation of— |
| (i) | fermented sugar cane juice; |
| (ii) | fermented, undiluted sugar cane molasses, or fermented sugar cane molasses, which has been diluted with water; or |
| (iii) | fermented, undiluted sugar cane syrup, which has been produced in the manufacturing of cane sugar, or fermented, with water diluted, sugar cane syrup, which has been produced in the manufacturing of cane sugar, |
in a rectifying or fractionating column: Provided that—
| (i) | granulated sugar may not be used in the production of cane spirit; and |
| (ii) | sugar cane syrup referred to in subparagraph (iii) does not include manufactured syrups like glucose syrup, dextrose syrup, golden syrup and the like; |
[Regulation 18(a) substituted by section 5 of Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]
| (b) | not have any distinctive characteristic, aroma, taste or colour; and |
[Regulation 18(b) substituted by regulation 5 of Notice No. R.77 of 2006]
| (c) | have an alcohol content of at least 43 per cent. |
[Regulation 18(c) inserted by regulation 5 of Notice No. R. 77 of 2006]
