The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is a fictional alcoholic drink which is mentioned in Douglas Adams' humorous science fiction radio series, novels, computer game, movie, comic book mini-series, and television series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... Douglas Noël Adams in an undated publicity photograph by Jill Furmanovsky. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ...

Below is a brief excerpt from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy which describes the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster:

Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy also mentions alcohol. It says that the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.*

It says that the effect of a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.*

The Guide also tells you on which planets the best Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters are mixed, how much you can expect to pay for one and what voluntary organizations exist to help you rehabilitate afterwards.

The Guide even tells you how you can mix one yourself.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sells rather better than the Encyclopedia Galactica.

• These two excerpts are used together in the movie version

The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster has also been described in the novel as the alcoholic equivalent to a mugging; expensive and bad for the head.

Recipe

The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster was invented by Zaphod Beeblebrox, a major character in the series. Its original, fictional recipe, is as follows: Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, from the TV adaptation. ...

1. Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit.
2. Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V.
3. Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost).
4. Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it.
5. Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qalactin Hypermint extract.
6. Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger.
7. Sprinkle Zamphuor.
8. Add an olive.
9. Drink . . . but . . . very carefully . . .

Earth recipes

Recipe published in Mostly Harmless

Because of the popularity of the Hitchhiker's Guide series, several recipes exist for "Earth versions" of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. The following is but one version, published in "Mostly Harmless", the newsletter of ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, the official Hitchhiker's Guide appreciation society.

To make a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster using Terran ingredients:

Take the liquid contained in a 200 ml bottle of EverClear to remind you that your head will be clear forever if you drink too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, and that your brain will clear of anything soon after you start drinking some, if not before.

Into it, slowly pour a 750 ml bottle of Bombay Sapphire to remind you of the marvelous beauty of the old Santraginean seas, or an equal amount of Jeremiah Weed in acknowledgement of what has happened to the Santraginean Seas and their lifeforms.

Now add 750 ml of Cold Wild Turkey, letting it run into the mixture as we run through life to remind us of all the lifeforms we meet and experience while hitchhiking through the galaxy.

Speedily stirring, add 375 ml of Herradua Tequila, mixing it in to commemorate the galactic hitchhikers who died of pleasure among the vapors and gasses in the marshes of Fallia.

Over the bowl of a silver spoon, let flow 1 liter of rum in memory of the waterfalls and their glorious rainbows encountered on your journeys through the galaxy of life.

Next, drop in the worm found in a bottle of Musquil, watching it dissolve into the mixture. If the bottom falls out and the worm survives, drink at your own risk.

Finally, sprinkle into the mixture some Gatorade to commemorate the lifeforms which have vanished and are becoming extinct, both sentient and non-sentient, especially those most in need of aid.

If this many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters are too many for the number of people you think you are, mix together the following amounts of ingredients as described above for a single serving.

Recipe from Project Galactic Guide

Another recipe posted online ^[1] calls for:

• 1 oz. EverClear
• 4 oz. Bombay Sapphire or Jeremiah Weed
• 4 oz. Cold Wild Turkey
• 2 oz. Herredura Tequila
• 5 oz. Rum
• 1 worm from bottle of Mezcal
• 2 oz. Gatorade

This makes one approximately 18 ounce Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. The reason this drink seems so large is that Zaphod Beeblebrox has two heads, so when he created it, it came out to 9 ounces per head, so both were happy. Everclear is a brand of grain alcohol, available at concentrations of 95% alcohol (190 proof ) and 75. ... A bottle of Bombay Sapphire brand gin that has been partially consumed. ... Jeremiah Weed is a bourbon liqueur manufactured in Connecticut and sold in limited quantites in the United States. ... Wild Turkey is a line of Kentucky bourbon whiskey distilled and bottled by the Austin, Nichols division of Pernod Ricard, an international beverage corporation. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 For other uses, see Rum (disambiguation). ... A worm is an elongated soft-bodied invertebrate animal. ... Mezcal is a Mexican distilled spirit made from the agave plant. ... Gatorade logo Gatorade Xtra Gatorade is a non-carbonated sports drink marketed by PepsiCo. ...

Before drinking, eat one olive to create a sweetness in it which is not there. Drink very, very extremely carefully at your own risk, and remember where your towel is (if you can).

Recipe from Drinksmixer

Yet another recipe, found online ^[2]: Ingredients:

• 35 cl Tia Maria® coffee liqueur
• 35 cl vodka
• 17.5 cl cherry brandy
• 1 dash lime juice
• 7-Up® soda
• dry cider

Method Pour the tia maria, vodka and cherry brandy together into a pint glass. Add a dash of lime juice. Fill with equal amounts of dry cider and 7-up, and add ice cubes. Suggested serving: beer glass.

Recipe number four

Another recipe:

• 1 1/2 shots 151 Proof Rum
• 1/4 shot Tequila
• 1/4 shot Gin
• 2/3 shot Triple Sec
• 1 shot Blue Curacao
• 1 dash Bitters
• 1 dash Grenadine

Recipe from The Bartender's Best Friend

The Bartender's Best Friend also has a recipe for the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster as follows:

1/2 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce triple sec 1/2 ounce Yukon Jack liqueur 1/2 ounce peach schnapps 1/2 ounce Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 1/2 ounce cranberry juice lemon-lime soda

Build in an ice-filled Collins glass, filling it with the soda. Stir with a long straw.

Availability

A Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster may be had at the Zaphod Beeblebrox bar in Ottawa, ON (Canada). Other bars may be able to mix any of the recipes above (or one of their own). Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters were also served at a couple of the stage show adaptations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the late 1970s, according to Neil Gaiman in his book Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion. The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ... Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ...

Notes

1. ^  Galactic Guide recipe for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
2. ^  Drinksmixer.com recipe for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
3. ^  On Neopets.com, a Pan Galactic Gargle Slushie, a kiddie version of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, is sold.

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