Editing Alcopop (section)

=== Germany ===
On 1 July 2004 the German government increased the tax on mixed drinks based on spirits (e.g. vodka, rum) by roughly one Euro per 275-ml-bottle in order to discourage teenagers drinking excessively, although those drinks were already prohibited for those under the age of 18. This had two implications: The most common alcopops, such as [[Smirnoff Ice]] or [[Bacardi Breezer]], were nearly taken off the market, while other manufacturers changed the recipes of their drinks to replace spirit alcohols with wine or beer, but with the same [[Alcohol by volume|ABV]], enabling these mixed drinks (which are not "alcopops" under German law) to be sold legally to minors 16 and 17 years of age.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}