Gold Strike (drink)

Gold Strike is a cinnamon liqueur containing gold snippets, produced by Lucas Bols. The company suggests it should be drunk as a shot, with the motto "Shake, Shoot and Strike".[1] It's a clear liquid that tastes like cinnamon candy.

Though the company website states the gold flakes are "24-carat",[2] some bottles indicate that the gold has various other levels of purity, such as 22 K[3] or 23.5 K.[4] The gold flakes present little health risk. A common urban legend about Gold Strike is that the gold flakes cut the throat or stomach upon ingestion, allowing the alcohol to directly enter the bloodstream for quicker intoxication.[5]

Other alcoholic beverages that contain gold are Goldschläger and Goldwasser.

It is one of many cinnamon-infused liquors on the market. See Fireball and discussion therein.

References

  1. ↑ "About Lucas Bols". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. ↑ "About Lucas Bols". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Image of bottle showing 22 K gold". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Image of bottle showing 23.5 K gold". Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  5. ↑ Mikkelson, Barbara (2007-11-16). "Karat Slices [Gold in Goldschlager Rumor]". Urban Legends Reference Pages. Snopes.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.


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