Goldschläger

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Goldschläger is a Swiss cinnamon schnapps (43.5% alcohol by volume), a clear liqueur with very thin, yet visible flakes of gold floating in it. The actual amount of gold is extremely small and serves as a sort of novelty: there is currently less than a tenth of a gram (0.1 g) of gold flakes in a 750 ml bottle of Goldschläger, which, as of February 5, 2007, amounts to about 2.10 USD on the international gold market. Goldschläger is a product of Italy, and imported by Paddington LTD of Stamford, Connecticut. A similar alcoholic beverage that contains gold is Gold Strike.

A few years after its introduction, Goldschläger was reformulated to contain less gold due to some alleged accounts of individuals suffering allergic reactions. [1] The human body is not able to digest precious metals.

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• Evidence of allergic reactions resulting from ingestion of Goldschläger @ National Institutes of Health