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Kanar

A bottle of kanar, showcasing its distinctive spiral shape, or murak.

Kanar is a Cardassian alcoholic beverage. (TNG episode: "The Wounded", DS9 episode: "The Wire")

History and specifics[]

Kanar was a popular beverage at festivities ranging from Year's Turn to events celebrating higher-level military officers.

Thousands of years ago, Kanar was known to exist during the Hebitian Age on Cardassia. Mosaics featuring kanar as part of the Oralian Way were featured in Hebitian tombs located in the Kingdom of Klu'haa. Prior to climate change, numerous varieties of wine grapes were used to make kanar, and it was kept in jevonite bottles.

With tougher climates emerging on the planet, kanar was produced using three main types of grapes. During the Cardassian First Republic, containers made of gettle hide gave way to glass bottles fashioned in the murak spiral shape. Obsidian murak bottles were fashioned out of black glass. (Star Trek Wines: Cardassian Kanar Red Blend bottle tag)

The tag was a small, four-page color booklet attached by a string to bottles of real-world kanar released by Wines That Rock in the 2020s decade. In-universe information was written by Una McCormack in May 2021.

When the Dominion annexed the Cardassian Union, the people of Karemma aquired a taste for the drink. In 2380, the going price for a case of kanar was 200 ilecs or one bottle of Leyles ink. (TNG novel: Q & A)

During the Occupation of Bajor the Cardassians forced local Bajorans to distill kanar. Due to being made from locally sourced ingredients the result had a different flavor. Before the 2409 conference on Deep Space 9 regarding the threat posed by the Borg, Cardassian Ambassador Rugan Skyl requested a starship CO to find him a bottle in exchange for his support at the conference. (STO - The 2800 mission: "Second Wave")

Kanar is mentioned to have a floral scent. (DS9 and TNG novel: The Crimson Shadow)

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