Jagermeister Scharf

My tasting notes; I’ve been held down and forced to lick month old, white dog turds that tasted better.

Scharf! Says Pinky to The Brain. I usually get a bottle of Jagermeister to keep in the freezer for a seasonal liqueur, but for the life of me can't decide if that season should be Summer or Winter... In any case, this ginger-infused version is definitely made for Winter because the manufacturer says so. The nose has the same essence of cola as the original, but with extra cinnamon bark. The palate has some sweetness at first, but immediately followed by extreme heat from the ginger, and then the earthiness from the same root mingling with other botanicals. Then copy and paste the original. This is Jagermeister with a gimmick, and that gimmick is to be better than Fireball whiskey. It succeeds at this.

Fantastic! Its 33% to the standard's 35% but otherwise this one tops it in every way. It's less syrupy than regular. It just a hint less herbal. It's got ginger but quality ginger so it comes through with a touch of delicious spice youd expect from real ginger. It's cheap, tasty, and can be drank regularly with a bit of creativity. The Berlin mule is the drink you want to drink this with: 1)Chill a glass, add ice (mule or pint glass depending on apetite) 2) juice half a lime over ice, add a shot (mule glass) or almost two shots (pint) of Scharf 3)top with quality ginger beer (Gosling/Q/CnB/barritts/etc) 4)gentle stir in glass, garnish with small piece of lime in glass Drop of grenadine at the very end is optional but may help some of your less tart/sour-inclined company to enjoy what I find is easily the best mule I've ever had. Yes, best. You could frost a copper mug and use Tito's with Q ginger and I'd still probably like this one better. The Jager Scharf gives a Berlin Mule something a Moscow wishes it had. I cant go back. Jager is delicious in many cocktails. Check YouTube for the surfer on acid variant with it, the 'Jageroni' negroni and 'Jagerita' marg are also very popular. I can personally attest the jagerita is delicious. Everything wrong with jager grown-up in all the best ways. Grab some!