Spirit of Carmel?

Michael sent me a link to a fitness app that he uses to track his exercise and food intake. (He is a wee bit compulsive, but you didn't hear that from me.) At any rate, he used to be a Carmelite friar, and at one time in their monastery in Milwaukee, they had a license to sell a cure-all by the name of Karmelitengeist. They needed a license because of the alcohol content -- 75%. Although it had been popular in Bavaria, where the friars had come from to Wisconsin, it did not become a big seller in Milwaukee. It was not, in other words, the drink that made Milwaukee famous.

The strange thing is that Michael ran across the nutritional information for the stuff on the database on his fitness app: 
 

Calories in Regensburger Karmeliten Geist 75% Alkohol Klostergeist Aus Kräutern Und Gewürzen -nach Uraltem Rezept

Nutrition Facts

Regensburger Karmeliten Geist - 75% Alkohol Klostergeist Aus Kräutern Und Gewürzen -nach Uraltem Rezept

1. Servings:

Calories	42	Sodium	0 mg
Total Fat	0 g	Potassium	0 mg
Saturated	0 g	Total Carbs	6 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fiber	0 g
Monounsaturated	0 g	Sugars	0 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	0%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. 

The German says that it is made from herbs according to an ancient recipe. A serving is about two teaspoons.

Not, I think, a real health drink. 

For more information, however, visit the Austrian Carmelite home page: Karmel