GOLD STRIKE 70cl
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Bols Gold Strike Bottling Note
_x005F_x000D_A cinnamon liqueur from Dutch distillers, Bols, complete with gold flakes floating around in the liqueur. Shaking the bottle could make you feel like you're shaking a very decadent snowglobe. Or you could just, you know, enjoy the sweet and spicy liqueur instead.
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_x005F_x000D_Gold StrikeAÌ‚Â is a DutchAÌ‚Â cinnamonAÌ‚Â liqueurAÌ‚Â containingAÌ‚Â goldAÌ‚Â snippets, produced byAÌ‚Â Lucas Bols. The company suggests it should be drunk as a shot, with the motto "Shake, Shoot and Strike".[1]AÌ‚Â It is a clear liquid that tastes like cinnamon candy.
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_x005F_x000D_Though the company website states the gold flakes are "24-carat",[2]AÌ‚Â some bottles indicate that the gold has various other levels of purity, such as 22 K[3]AÌ‚Â or 23.5 K.[4]AÌ‚Â The gold flakes present little health risk. A commonAÌ‚Â urban legendAÌ‚Â about Gold Strike is that the gold flakes cut the throat or stomach upon ingestion, allowing the alcohol to directly enter the bloodstream for quickerAÌ‚Â intoxication.[5]
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