Ghost of a flea: Goldschlager

August 10, 2004

Goldschlager

The ultimate goth shot is made of Goldschlager and J�germeister. Some poor souls call this a Liquid Cocaine but all travellers on the secret stream know it by its true name: J�gerschlager.

I had wondered how much actual gold there was in Goldschlager but had not thought to enlist attractive research scientists in the cause. More fool me.

Goldschlager is my favorite novelty booze. It is a clear cinnamon liqueur, swirling with hundreds of tiny flakes of real gold. Yes! Real gold, inside the bottle, mixed up, ready to flow into your stomach, small intestines and other digestion-related organs. The alcohol may affect your equilibrium, giving you a light-headed feeling. The dense gold flakes also affect your equilibrium, delivering a stomach-churning gold "rush".

Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 10, 2004 08:29 AM

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How could anyone sully the divine purity of Goldschlager with the mmmmm-mediciney blecchhness of Jagermeister? Is there no decency left in this world? It's not to be borne!

Posted by: alan at August 10, 2004 01:56 PM

The Polizei der deutsche Sprache hereby cite Mr. Flea for the violation of a missing umlaut: It's Goldschläger.

My linguistic nit-picking aside ;-) isn't absinthe more the quintessential goth drink?

Posted by: Varenius at August 11, 2004 01:14 AM

The Polizei der deutsche Sprache hereby cite Mr. Flea for the violation of a missing umlaut: It's Goldschläger.

My linguistic nit-picking aside ;-) isn't absinthe more the quintessential goth drink?

Posted by: Varenius at August 11, 2004 01:15 AM

Mmm. Liquid cocaine. And a favourite among several of the girls I know, too, on birthdays and such.

Another site on the Web suggests "Goldschl�ger contains between 8 and 17 milligrams of gold flake per 750 milliliter bottle." Worth about a penny per mg at $310/oz.

Posted by: Paul at August 11, 2004 03:13 AM

Drat! Now I feel like umlauting everything... Quite right about the absinthe, btw, but no self-respecting goth would take it as a shot. As much as tales of madness add to the allure it is the Absinthe ritual that makes it goth.

Posted by: Flea at August 11, 2004 09:57 AM

More Germanic booze trivia: Goldwasser is another liqueur with gold flakes in it. The flavor is sort of citrusy.

(I was wracking my brain all morning trying to remember the name of this stuff!)

Posted by: Varenius at August 11, 2004 05:01 PM