Goldschlägeris a originally a Swiss cinnamon schnapps (43.5% alcohol by volume). It’s a liqueur with very thin, yet visible flakes of gold leaf floating in it. The actual amount of gold 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 August 9, 2011, amounts to about US$5.61 on the international gold market. Despite being first produced in Switzerland during the 1990s, Goldschläger is a product of Italy. The German word Goldschläger ("gold beater") designates the profession of gold leaf makers, who beat bars of gold into micrometre-thin sheets.
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