Egermeyster was initially created as medicine for digestion improvement, but many patients, having estimated high gustatory qualities of this drink, decided to use it just for the hell of it. However the specific structure and high fortress of Egermeyster demand special approach.
What Egermeyster is well-known for
Egermeyster is a liqueur which is produced by insisting of strong alcohol on herbs and further aging of the received drink in oak casks. It is issued since 1935.
The exact compounding of this liqueur is kept by the producer in secret. It is known that Egermeyster includes 56 ingredients, among them there is water, alcohol, sugar, ginger, caramel, cinnamon, a saffron, a coriander and other herbs. There is a legend that blood of deer is a part of liqueur, it arose after the popular German group in one of the songs called drink "sweet blood of a deer". The producer of liqueur claims that this ingredient isn't in its structure.
Directions of use
There are three ways to drink Egermeyster. The most widespread is called "ice шот", it suits fans of strong alcohol. Before the use Egermeyster cool in the freezer at a temperature minus eighteen degrees, then spill on vodka glasses (too it is desirable to cool them before it, and it is possible to use special ice glasses which can be received by means of special icetrays). The glass is drunk off. Such cooled Egermeyster becomes very viscous and sweet on taste, at the same time alcohol isn't felt at all, but the aroma of herbs is felt stronger. It is possible to drink also warm Egermeyster. In this option drink has to be cooled to room temperature. The taste of such liqueur bitterish, the fortress of drink is well felt, but at the same time the aroma of herbs reveals fully. Only twenty grams of liqueur improve appetite and considerably lighten the mood. This direction of use of Egermeyster is used when drink is drunk in the preventive or medical purposes. By the way, health giving qualities this liqueur is similar to the Riga balm. Many bars Egermeyster give as a part of cocktails. It allows to enjoy its unusual taste that to people who not too love strong alcohol. Egermeyster with lemon or orange juice in any proportions is to mix the easiest way, it is possible to replace juice with mineral water or Sprite. However there is a set of difficult cocktails on the basis of this liqueur. Remember that Egermeyster is strong alcoholic drink, besides in its structure there are a lot of herbs which in a large number can do harm to your organism. You shouldn't drink more than 300 grams of this drink in an evening. Also you shouldn't mix it with beer as similar experiments can cause unpredictable consequences.