Archive of ‘Jägermeister’ category

Assist, cachaça cocktail

Today, the U.S. team meets Germany in 2014 World Cup play in Brazil. This drink bears the name of a soccer term used first by American and now by the international soccer organization — the only hold outs are the English, whom seem to resist many American turns of phrase. We’ve brought together something German, […]

 

Other Side, sake cocktail

This cocktail is a send up of the three Axis Powers of World War II — Germany, Italy and Japan. There’s an austerity to this drink. Serve it icy and use an aperitif glass. No garnish! Other Side 1 ounce sake 1/2 ounce Galliano 1/2 Jägermeister 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice Pour all the ingredients in […]

 

Elite 8, NCAA cocktail

Whether you’ve made it into the NCAA’s Elite Eight, or were left languishing on the side of the court, you can appreciate this cocktail spawned by March Madness. Bourbon for all the whiskey producing states, Jägermeister for college memories, and Angostura to keep it honest. Elite Eight 1 1/2 ounce bourbon 1/2 ounce Jägermeister 2 […]

 

Waldini, Martini Monday cocktail

Jägermeister gets a hard rap because of its association with, as the British say, “anti-social behaviour” among younger drinkers. Matched with gin in a cocktail with a drop of mint, Jägermeister finds a redeeming social role in this drink. Waldini 1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce dry vermouth 1 teaspoon Jägermeister 1/4 teaspoon mint syrup […]

 

Citrus Express, Jägermeister cocktail

Jägermeister (don’t forget the umlaut!) is a liqueur with an original recipe tracing back to 1930s Germany. The updated formula has found a new home in, of all places, America’s college scene where drinking is an intramural activity. Here’s a drink for 2 that gets Jägermeister into a big citrus mix and out of the […]