[2] Meschkinnes, a term mostly used by people from East Prussia, comes from Lithuanian meškinas, meaning 'male bear'.
In Germany, Bärenfang is often made at home since the basic recipe and many variations of it are readily available.
A picture of a fur trapper trapping a bear is shown on bottles of Teucke & Koenig's Bärenjäger.
Today, Teucke & Koenig is owned by Schwarze & Schlichte, located in the town of Oelde in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Bärenjäger has been reviewed by the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which gave it gold and silver medals in 2011 and 2012 respectively.