Ingredients
Built on the 56-botanical Jägermeister maceration, with additional botanicals and a long oak maturation that reshapes the familiar profile.
- ✦Star anise
- ✦Cinnamon bark
- ✦Bitter orange peel
- ✦Licorice root
- ✦Saffron
- ✦Ginger
- ✦Juniper
- ✦Assorted roots and barks
History of the Brand
Curt Mast launched Jägermeister in Wolfenbüttel in 1934 as a herbal digestif, and the 56-botanical recipe has been kept intact ever since.
Decades of ice-cold shot culture obscured what the liquid actually is: a competently built Kräuterlikör in the same family as Italian amari.
Manifest, launched in 2018, is the house's rebuttal — more botanicals, higher strength and extended oak maturation, packaged for sipping rather than shooting.
It sits squarely in amaro territory and is a useful bridge bottle for drinkers who think they dislike Jägermeister.
Tasting Characteristics
Star anise, orange peel, vanilla and toasted oak.
Noticeably drier and deeper than standard Jägermeister — licorice, dried fig, ginger warmth and a firm herbal bitterness.
Long, woody and gently bitter.
Flavor meter
How to serve it
- 01Neat at room temperature in a small glass — not from the freezer.
- 02Over one large rock with orange peel.
- 03In a Black Manhattan for a spiced, anise-tilted version.
- 04Alongside coffee at the end of a long meal.
Where to Get It
Widely distributed in Germany and available in most large export markets.
Large bottle shops
Usually shelved above the standard Jägermeister, $45–$60 per litre.
Online spirits retailers
Search 'Jägermeister Manifest'.
Duty free
Common in European airport shops.
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Jägermeister Manifest FAQ
How is Manifest different from regular Jägermeister?
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It uses additional botanicals, is bottled at 38% ABV and spends extended time in oak, making it drier, deeper and meant for sipping rather than shots.
Is Jägermeister an amaro?
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It is a German Kräuterlikör, the same broad idea as an Italian amaro: bitter botanicals macerated for a digestive liqueur.