For phoebesmum

[out_there]

The official (American) Jaegermeister site.

"Imported from Germany, Jägermeister is made with 56 herbs and spices and is available in the 50ml, 100ml, 200ml, 375ml, 750ml, 1 liter, and the new 1.75 liter size."

It has a funky green bottle and it's highly alcoholic. ("Jägermeister Liqueur 35% Alc./Vol." which is 70 proof for people who don't go by the Alcohol percentage)

According to Webtender:
"Jägermeister ("hunt master") is a German bitter liqueur that is a complex blend of 56 herbs, fruits and spices. It should be served icy cold to tame its assertive herbal flavor."

Basically, if you're doing Jaegermeister shots, expect to get really damn drunk. The connection to Sports Night comes from "Thespis" and Dan and Casey bickering over the anniversary:

Casey: Jeez, Danny, that night in Minneapolis with the Jaegermeister, we didn't do anything untoward, did we?

Dan: You mean did we get married?

Casey: Yeah.

Dan: No.

Casey: (getting up and going backstage) Good.

Dan: (following) You recited the St. Crispin's Day speech from the lobby of the St. Paul Radisson.

Casey: (examining himself in the mirror) Well, was it untoward?

Dan: No, it was just embarrassing.


ETA: However, Jaegermeister isn't as bad as Yellow Chartreuse - 43.0%/86 proof - which celli may remember being given to Rebecca in Little City. No wonder she said it tasted like perfume.

Comments

[laylee.livejournal.com]

Ever tried absinthe? Now that's a scary beverage.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

No, but at 68% I think that's gotta be a wipe-out of a drink. One shot and you really are seeing green fairies.

[laylee.livejournal.com]

One shot and you really are seeing green fairies.

Yep, I know I was...

[laylee.livejournal.com]

And that we ended up at The Peel later on didn't help ;~)

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you could dance it off...? *sniggers*

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Absinthe actually used to be illegal in this country. I don't know whether they've changed the formula, or whether TPTB have just decided they don't care if we fry our brains as long as they get the revenue, 'cos now you can buy it in Tesco.

[claire.livejournal.com]

You forget to mention how disgusting Jaegermeister tastes. Just ewww!

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Really? I've never had it (my knowledge is completely theoretical).

Are there any other alcohols it tastes similar to...?

[claire.livejournal.com]

tastes more like cough syrup than any other alcohol. i guess it could be an acquired taste, but it's just not really my thing.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Ah. I like the red cough syrups, so... I might not find it too disgusting...

On the other hand, I find the worst alcohol to be Advocaat (http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/111) which is disgusting on many, many levels (colour, texture, taste).

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Another thing I don't know what it is is eggnog, which Americans seem to drink at Christmas. I'm thinking it may be similar to baby-gurl drink Snowball, which is made with yucky Advocaat (it's snot yellow! How can you put THAT in your mouth!!) and lemonade, or something. (The yucky Advocaat is the connection to your comment.)

[celli]

*grins*

[out-there.livejournal.com]

I had a friend who tried to convince me to buy it for a party. I was so glad I stuck to Midori. *g*

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Ah, information and booze, two good things.

I quite like Drambuie, which tastes of oranges, but that's about it for sticky, sweet drinks. Chartreuse tastes like medicine, and Benedictine tastes like stuffing mix.

And that's the entire world of Bizarre Alcohol dealt with in one go. Vodka and beer, those are good things. Though not in the same glass.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Ew. Beer.

Well, for me, Vodka, Midori, Butterscotch schnapps and Baileys are *good* things. Mmmmmm... Man, that's like my idea combination of liquers. As you can see, I like sweet and I like creamy.