Goldschlager is a Swiss cinnamon schnapps, 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.

An urban legend associated with this drink is that the gold flakes cause small incisions in one's esophagus, therefore allowing the alcohol to enter your bloodstream faster.

There is less than a tenth of a gram (0.1g) of gold flakes in a 750 ml bottle of Goldschlager.