I like coffee. I like Star Trek.
Iāve had a mild interest in the raktajino, a Klingon coffee drink commonly consumed in DS9. Iāve looked up a few fan theories and fan recipes. I havenāt seen any references to a canonical recipe, so I get that thereās a bit of fun and personal preference involved.
The only thing I donāt understand is why raktajino is commonly claimed to be made with liquor. On the one hand, I understand why Klingons might want a stiff additive to their caffeine. However, the context in which characters on DS9 drink it does not suggest the presence of intoxicants. I recall at least a few occasions in which bridge officers, while on duty, drink a raktajino. Surely even synthol is not OK when youāre on shift for Starfleet.
Hold up: I lied. (I realized I was commenting on Daystrom and went to go get a source.)
I was thinking ofā¦
Hereās the recipe for Raktajino:
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Coffee+Prune juice = Emergency teleport to the nearest restroom/holodeck.
They just beam the poops out!
See thatās what I said!
Itās a popular theory that I first encountered on The Greatest Generation, though I think it must have come up organically many times since the 1960s!
Oh, man, it wouldāve been PERFECT if they sold that. I regret not going when I had the chance.