Barenjager
Type:
Liqueurs, herbal or spice-flavored
Description:
Proprietary for the most popular of German (Prussian) neutral spirit-based liqueurs, sweetened and potently flavored with honey. Compounded, it is said, since the late 15th century. The word translates as "bear hunter" and "baren" (bear) is always used as a prefix for German honey-flavored liqueurs. "Jager" says something of the age and folk origins of this spirit. Produced by Teucke König, a company that once manufactured bear traps.
Flavor:
Availability:
Limited availability. Produced and sold in Germany. Known to be distributed in parts of United Kingdom, Europe and North America. Export and/or distribution unreliable. Available for on-line ordering in some markets.
Substitute:
Krupnik