SPIRITUOSE AUS KAFFEEKIRSCHEN SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DERSELBEN

A spirit made from whole coffee berries comprising at least 20 vol.% ethanol, is new. A spirit made from whole coffee berries comprising at least 20 vol.% ethanol, is new. The spirit includes volatile components amounting to 200 mg per 100 ml of pure alcohol or more. The maximum methanol content is 1500 mg/100 ml of pure alcohol, or 1350 mg/100 ml of pure alcohol. The maximum hydrocyanic (prussic) acid content is 10 mg/100 ml of pure alcohol. To make the spirit, the whole fruit, fruit flesh less the beans, and/or the freshly pressed juice are used. The flesh and/or pressed juice of the fruit is mashed and fermented, if appropriate with ethyl alcohol and/or yeast. It is then distilled. The distillate is then stored. Finally, water is added to make it suitable for drinking. Distillation is to less than 86 vol%. Sugar may be added before fermentation. Roast coffee beans may be added to the mash or the fermented liquor, before distillation. The drink may be sweetened before, during and/or after water addition. An independent claim is included for the method of manufacture.