Schonauer Apple Liqueur was popularized by German university students in the 1970s as the only way to start a party. This is a delicious mix of Germanys best apples and grain spirits. In 2003, Schonauer received a Gold Medal and 95 point rating from the Beverage Testing Institute. 2nd place got an 83. You can compare apples to apples but Schonauer is in a class by itself. They stated that Schonauer was sweetly tart, with baked apple flavors, and almost no discernable alcohol taste. Schonauer contains no artificial colors or flavorings.