Jager and Mountain Dew: fizzy citrus drink

Is Jager good with mountain dew? Yes, jager and mountain dew result in a spicy citrusy fizzy drink that anyone would love.

What is a Jager and Mountain Dew?

A Jager and mountain dew is an easy to make two ingredient highball that has a very sweet citrusy fizzy flavor highlighted with an herbal spice from the Jager. This cocktail is also sometimes known as a dewmeister or a Jager and Dew.

Jagermeister, commonly called simply jager, Is a liqueur that was originally developed in Germany. As highlighted on the bottle, it is a combination of 56 different herbs and spices.

This results in a very complex, robust herbal flavor. Some of the predominant flavors you can pick up are: licorice, anise, ginger, juniper berries.

Mountain dew is a is a very sweet citrus flavored soda. So, as you may expect it has a carbonation like other sodas. The citrus flavor is a little more complex than a plain lemon lime like a Sprite as it has almost an orange flavor added in. Additionally, mountain dew is jam packed with caffeine and one of the highest caffeinated sodas you can find.

If you’re looking to mix your flavor profiles up a little bit, you can use some of the other mountain dew flavors such as code Red or Baja blast instead of original mountain dew for this highball.

Some other similar mountain dew cocktails are: Whiskey and mountain dew and Gin and Mountain Dew.

How to make this drink:

This drink is simple and easy to make. You can toss this one together in under five minutes.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Jager
• 4 oz Mountain Dew
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

To start out make sure you have everything you need to make your drink including: jager, mountain dew, highball glass, jigger, ice and bar spoon.

Step two

Go ahead and take your ice and your glass and fill your glass almost to the top with ice.

Step three

Next, take your jigger and your jagermeister. Use your jigger and measure 2 oz of jagermeister. Then, carefully pour your jager into your glass.

Step four

Then, take your jigger and your mountain dew. Use your jigger to measure 4 oz of mountain dew. Then carefully pour your mountain dew into your glass with your jager and your ice.

Note: when making this highball you don’t have to have exact measurement especially with your mountain dew. If you’d like a little bit of a lighter jagermeister flavor, simply top your glass off with mountain dew. If you’d like a little heavier jagermeister flavor, simply add a little less mountain dew.

Step Five

Finally, you need to give everything mixed together. To do this, use your bar spoon and mix thoroughly.

Garnishes for this cocktail are optional. If you’d like to add one, a simple lemon or lime slice on the rim of your glass works beautifully.

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