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| Trnava malt geographical indication |
| Trnava - Brusel, 30.06.2025 |
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| Slovak bryndza, Bratislava roll, Oravský korbáčik, Spišské párky, Skalický trdelník and most recently Trnavský slad. These are some of the foods that have a protected geographical indication (PGI).
The acquisition of Trnavský slad has placed the Slovak Republic at the top of the European Union. Slovakia is no longer just one of the largest malt exporters in the world and in the EU, but is also the only country in the Union to have two protected malt designations.
The process of obtaining this European and world-renowned mark of origin lasted more than four years and was initiated by the Trnava malthouse LYCOS Malt in cooperation with expert and malting and brewing historian Juraj Čajek and the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic.
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"It was a long and difficult process, but we are proud to have brought it to a successful conclusion. The history and quality of malt from Trnavská tabula is so strong and long that it would be inexcusable not to embark on it. The quality of Trnavská malt is based not only on soil and climatic conditions, but also on the people who have grown and bred malting-quality barley here for centuries and processed it into malt," explained Juraj Krajčovič from Lycos Malt, which holds the PGI.
The European Union Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Trnavská malt is a light Pilsner-type food-grade barley malt, intended primarily for beer production.
It is prepared from bred certified varieties of two-row barley primarily grown on the Trnavská tabula, which is a specific high-quality black soil with a special climate affecting the quality of the grown barley, which is thus distinguished by its quality and character.
Due to the warm and dry climate and soil conditions in this area, the grains are larger, reaching a length of 8–10 mm, a width of 3–4 mm and a thickness of 3–4 mm.
They contain more starch 64–66% due to lower nitrogen in the grain and therefore guarantee greater extractability in malt, often exceeding 83%, exceptionally reaching up to 85%.
Presentation of the certificate of the Protected Designation of Origin Trnavský slad.
"The first references to a malt house in Trnava date back to 1395, when one of the five city gates was named Malt House Gate. In total, there were five malt houses in Trnava. Another mention of the tradition of beer and malt production in the Trnava region dates back to the 16th century, when there were even two breweries in the city of Trnava. The 18th century was a significant year in the history of brewing in Trnava, when in 1752 the city received permission from the Royal Chamber to build a new brewery next to the old brewery, which was no longer sufficient in capacity. The first city brewery gradually focused only on malt production. Regular barley markets were also held in Trnava, where farmers and cooperatives sold their malting barley," summarized Juraj Čajko, who has worked his entire working life in brewing and malting and actively worked on the materials for obtaining this renowned European quality mark.
As stated by Pavol Gregorčok, Chairman of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic, in Slovakia we have a total of eleven Protected Geographical Indications, including Oravské korbáčiky, Liptové droby or Levice malt.
"On behalf of the Office, I would like to thank my colleagues and call on every producer of traditional Slovak specialties to take an interest in this most renowned food designation in the EU. The Industrial Property Office will actively assist them, because Slovakia has a much greater potential for registering protected geographical indications. We currently have three products in the registration process – Muránske buchty, Brhlovské podliévané buchty and Liptovské šialence," stated Gregorčok.
Executive Director of the Beer and Malt Producers Association Vladimír Machalík adds that Slovakia is a major or minor world malting power.
"Despite our small area, we are among the top 10 world exporters of malt in the world and the fifth largest in the European Union. Malt is the most important export commodity after the first processing in the country. Annually, seven Slovak malting plants will ensure the demand for malt not only of all breweries, but also of mills, as it is added as a valuable ingredient to flours for higher-quality bakery and pastry products. Annually, we produce around 280 thousand tons of malt in Slovakia, for which malting plants consume more than 370 thousand tons of malting barley, primarily from more than 500 farmers in Slovakia. The value of malt exports reaches 130 million euros annually, and we significantly contribute to reducing the foreign trade balance in food. By obtaining the PGI for Trnava malt, we are pushing the successes and importance of Slovak malting even further," noted Machalík.
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Address : Euro-Brew Ltd., Hlboká 22, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia
Tel. : +421 33 53 418 53, Fax : +421 33 53 418 52, E-mail : info@eurobrew.sk |
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