Danziger Goldwasser (English translation: Gold water from Gdańsk, Literally: Danzig's gold water) is the registered tradename of a strong (38%) root and herbal liqueur that has been produced since the 16th century in Gdańsk, Poland. Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruits, herbs, or spices, and sometimes cream. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E...

Goldwasser was also called Gdańska Złotówka (Gdańsk gold) or Złota Woda (Gold water). Legend has it that when King Sigismund II of Poland visited Gdańsk in 1549 on his tour of the country after his coronation, part of the Polish city authorities' homage to the newly crowned monarch was a gift of Goldwasser, and he is said to have sung the praises of the golden drink often along the rest of his route after Gdańsk. Reign From April 1, 1548 until July 6, 1572 Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Zygmunt I Stary Bona Sforza Consorts Elżbieta Habsburzanka Barbara Radziwiłł Katarzyna Austriaczka Barbara Giżycka Children with Barbara Giżycka Barbara Date of Birth August 1, 1520 Place... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ...

The most prominent characteristic of this alcoholic beverage is small flakes of 22 karat gold suspended in it; alchemy, which was at its high point in the 16th century when Goldwasser appeared, believed gold to have many desirable medicinal properties. Since the flakes are extremely small and thin, the price of the product is not prohibitive. Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, mysticism, and religion. ...