tS 5267 ; 1989 Indian Standard ALCOHOLIC DRINKS — COUNTRY SPIRIT ( DISTILLED ) — SPECIFICATION ( Second Revision ) areata aa uearefers 8a — deft aera ( arfeaa ) — fatarfte ( geet tert ) UDC 663'551°5 © BIS 1990 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 April 1990 Price Group 2Drinks and Carbonated Beverages Sectional Committee, FADC 14 FOREWORD This Indian Standard (Second Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 28 September 1989, after the draft finalized by the Drinks and Carbonated Beverages Sectional ‘Committee had been approved by the Food and Agriculture Division Council, This standard was first revised in 1978. Since then, need has been felt for updating the standard in the light of recent trade practices and the knowledge obtained in its use. In this revised version requirements of plain country spirit and blended country spirit have been modified and requirements of spiced country spirit incorporated. The requirements of various characteristics of country spirit, has also been modified. The detection of methyl alcohol has been incorporated in this revised version, In the preparation of this standard, due consideration has been given to (a) The Prevention of Food ‘Adulteration Act, 1954 and Rules’ framed thereunder; (b) The Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities ) Rules, 1977; and (c) The State Excise Duty Rules which permit the with- drawal of duty-free samples for testing. It is recommended that sample for testing by the Bureau of Indian Standards, whenever called for, may also be exempted from excise duty. The standard is subject to restrictions imposed under these rules wherever applicable, ‘Common names of country spirit are given in Annex B. For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2: 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised)’. ‘The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.IS 5287 : 1989 Indian Standard ALCOHOLIC DRINKS — COUNTRY SPIRIT ( DISTILLED ) — SPECIFICATION ( Second Revision ) 1 SCOPE 1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and method of sampling and test for plain country spirit, blended country spirit, and spiced country spirit. 2. REFERENCES: 2.1 The Indian Standards listed in Annex A are necessary adjuncts to this standard. 3 TERMINOLOGY 3.1 For the purpose of this standard, definitions given in IS 6749 : 1972 shall apply. 4 TYPES 4.1 There shall be the following three types of country spirit ( distilled ): ) Plain country spirit; b) Blended country spirit; and ©) Spiced country spirit. 5 REQUIREMENTS 5.1 General 5.1.1 Plain Country Spirit It shall be the alcoholic distillate obtained from fermented mash of cereals, potato, cassava, fruits, molasses, jaggery (GUR ), juice/sap of coconut, palmyra and other palm trees, mahua flowers of any other source of fermentable carbohydrates. ‘The distillation shall be carried out in such a way that the spirit has flavour derived ftom the natural volatile principles already present in the raw ‘materials used or formed during fermentation. 5.1.2 Blended Country Spirit It may be a blend of potstll distillate, rectified spirit of Grade I conforming to IS 323 : 1959 and or neutral alcohol conforming to IS 6613 : 1972. It shall possess the characteristic taste and aroma associated with the product. 5.1.3 Spiced Country Spirit It shall be plain or blended country spirit which hhas been flavoured and or coloured. For colouring, permitted natural food colours should be used. 5.2 Ethyl Alcohol Content ‘The ethyl alcoho! content in country spirit shall be between 19°9 to 42°8 percent by volume ( 67 to 25 degrees underproof ) at 15/15°C when deter- ined according to the method prescribed in 3 of IS 3752: 1988. The tolerance limit for ethyl aleohol content shall be ++3°0 percent by volume of the declared strength. The ethyl alcohol content and its tolerance may vary according to the Rules and Regulations prescribed by the State Excise Rules. 5.3 Freedom from Harmful Ingredients Country spirit shall be free from any ingredients injurious to health. 5.4 Hygienic Conditions Country spirit shall be manufectured in premises built and maintained under hygienic con (see IS 5837: 1970). The handling equipment like fermentation vessels, storage vessels, bottling ‘machinery and packing equipment shall be clean. 5.5 Water used for fermentation and blending shall be as per IS 4251 : 1957. 5.6 Country spirit shall also comply with the requirements given in Table 1. 6 PACKING 6. Country spirit (distilled ) may be filled in glass liquor bottles (see IS 1662 : 1974) or glass bottles of any other capacity as agreed to between the purchaser and the vendor. It may also be filled in any other suitable container which does not affect its quality. ‘The bottles or containers shall be properly sealed.IS 5287 : 1989 Table 1 Requirements for Country Spirit (Distilled) ( Clauses 5.6 and 9.1) ‘SI Characteristic No. Method of test, Plain Blended Spiced Refer to Country Country Country Cl Spirit. Spirit Spirit Ni 18 37 1988 oO © 200 7 Requirements for o ® i) Total acids as tartaric acid (ex- pressed In terms of g per 1001 of absolute alcoho! Max ii) Volatile acid as acetic “acid. (ex Dressed in terms Of g per 1001 of Absolute alcohol), Max Esters as ethyl 5 3 acetate (expressed in terms of § per 1001 of absolute aleohol), Min iv) Higher ‘alcohols as amyl sleobal (expressed in terms of 100 1 of absolute alcohol), ‘Max y) Aldehydes as ace- 35 taledehyde » (ex pressed in terms ef @ per 100 1oF absolute alcohol), Max vi) Furfural (express 12-22 B sed in terms Of g pper 1001 of abso- Tue alcohol), Max vii) Copper (as Cu), 10 parts per million, Max vili) Methyl alcohol ® 200 “ 100 100 iti) 250-250 280 wo 14S Topassthetest 16 7 MARKING 7A The following particulars shall be marked Iegibly and indelibly on the label of the container: a) Name and type of the material; b) Ethyl alcohol content, in percent, by volume; ©) Batch or code number, month and year or pre-packing; ) Name and address of the manufacturer; e) Net volume in ml; and 1) Any other marking required under the ‘Standards of Weights and Measures (Pack- ‘aged Commodities ) Rules, 1977. NOTE — Net volume shall be the volume indicated fon the container subject toa tolerance of 21 per- cent on individual bottle and -40°5 percent in total Solume of 12 bottles. The volume shall be measured at a fixed temperature of 27°C. 8 SAMPLING 8.1 The method of drawing representative samples of the material and the criteria for conformity shall be as prescribed in IS 3753 : 1984. 9 TESTS: 9.1 Tests shall be carried out as prescribed in §.2, 5.6 and col 6 of Table 1. 9.2 Quality of Reagents Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicals and distilled water ( see IS 1070 : 1977) shall be used where the use of water as a reagent is indicated. NOTE — ‘Pure chemicals" shall mean chemicals that do not contain impurities which affect the results of analysis ANNEX A (Clause 2.1) LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS IS No. Title 323: 1959 Specification for rectified spi (Crerised ) 1070 : 1977 Specification for water for general laboratory use ( second revision ) 1662 :1974 Specification for glass liquor bottles ( second revision ) 3752: 1988 Methods of test for alcoholic drinks (first revision ) 31531984 Methods of sampling of alcoholic drinks (first revision ) IS No. Title 4251: 1967 Quality tolerances for water for processed food industry 5837: 1970 Code for hygienic conditions for soft drinks manufacturing units. 6613: 1972 Specification for neutral spirit for alcoholic drinks 6749 :1972 Glossary of terms relating to alcohol trade (ethyl) industry “andState West Bengal Assam Jammu and Kashmir Tamil Nadu Karnataka ANNEX B ( Para 4 of Foreword ) (COMMON NAMES FOR COUNTRY SPIRIT ( DISTILLED ) ‘Common Name Jaur, Marua, Kusna and Sugda Madhya Pradesh Boza, Madh, Zu and Laopani Chance and Artack ‘Sarayam, Arrack Akki Bhoja ‘State Punjab Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Kerala 1S 5287 : 1989 Common Name Dubarrah ‘Sur, Lugri and Chane Darru Boza, Darbahra, Soma, Rabra ‘and Tharrah Charayam, ArrackStandard Mark ‘The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. 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