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Acerum du Québec

A maple liquor to carry the flag for Québec’s agro-food identity

Description

In May 2020, the Union des distillateurs de Spiritueux d’érable (UDSÉ) filed an application to reserve the Acerum du Québec PGI. Acerum du Québec is a spirit made by distilling alcohol produced by the fermentation of maple sap, concentrated maple sap or maple syrup from Québec. The distillers who defined the specifications manual for Acerum du Québec and seek to promote it have been elaborating their products for several years.

The project is being analyzed by an expert committee made up of specialists, selected for their expertise, who represent the complete value chain for these products.

Timeline

  • The Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants received an application for recognition of the Acerum du Québec PGI for examination.

  • The expert committee conducted a preliminary assessment of the file on June 4, 2020.

  • The expert committee continued the assessment of the file.

  • The Union des distillateurs de Spiritueux d’érable (USDÉ) is currently working to improve the specifications and the control plan for the Acerum du Québec PGI.

  • The applicant group has submitted its completed application, which will be analyzed again by the expert committee during the summer of 2023.

  • The expert committee carried out an evaluation of this file in the presence of the applicant group.

  • The Expert Committee continued its evaluation of this file in the presence of the applicant group.

  • The Expert Committee continued its evaluation of the application in the presence of the applicant group.

  • The Board decided to submit the draft specifications for the Acerum du Québec PGI to public consultation.

  • The 60-day public consultation that began on June 12, 2024 came to an end.

  • The Expert Committee continued its evaluation of the dossier with the results of the public consultation in the presence of the applicant group.

  • The Board has officially forwarded a recommendation to the Minister of Agriculture for recognition of the appellation “Acerum du Québec” and protection of the word “Acerum”.

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