Raktajino, commonly referred to as "Klingon coffee", is actually a blend of coffee and ra'taj liqueur. Raktajino is served steamed or iced. (DS9 episode: "Dax", ST reference: Klingon for the Galactic Traveler)
History and specifics[]
Raktajino was not commonly known of in the Federation prior to the 2260s. (DS9 episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations") By the 2330s, it was more familiar to Federation citizens, but not particularly popular at the time. (ST - The Lost Era novel: Well of Souls)
Raktajino became popular with the personnel of Deep Space 9, including Benjamin Sisko, Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax and Julian Bashir. (DS9 episodes: "Dax", "Duet", "The Homecoming", "Nor the Battle to the Strong")
Captain Declan Keogh of the USS Odyssey, in response to Commander Sisko's request for raktajino, opined that it tasted "like drinking an oil slick." His first officer, Commander Joseph Shabalala added, "only without the tangy aftertaste," causing Sisko to burst out laughing. (DS9 - The Brave and the Bold, Book One novella: The Second Artifact)
Admiral William Ross drank raktajino. (ST - A Time to... novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
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| foods | aaktay • baghol soup • battertoast • berena • bithool gagh • bok-rat liver • bregit lung • deviled potatoes • Durani lizard skins • filden gagh • gafgeg • gagh (bithool gagh • filden gagh • meshta gagh • torgud gagh • wistan gagh) • garbat • gargara dakria • gladst • gonklik • grapok sauce • heart of targ • Hurkik • jInjoq bread • ka'Tarlk • kiros kai faki • Klingon shell squid • Klingon-ayse • krada legs • kradge tail • lakana • lIngta' • meshta gagh • na'ran • ooruni kapiki • peb'ot • peppadugh spice • pipius claw • racht • ramjep egg soup • rokeg blood pie • ryparia sauron • seetos lagon • skull stew • taknar gizzard • Tashmanian spider • tKnag • torgud gagh • trigak • wistan gagh • zilm'kach | 
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| beverages | bahgol • bloodwine • dirt beer • Klingon ale • Klingon martini • Klingon tea • Kolothian whipcrack • Qo'noS CoolatA • raktajino • warnog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- DS9 episode: "Dax"
- DS9 episode: "The Passenger"
- DS9 episode: "If Wishes Were Horses"
- DS9 episode: "The Homecoming"
- DS9 episode: "Second Sight"
- DS9 episode: "The Alternate"
- DS9 episode: "Equilibrium"
- DS9 episode: "Civil Defense"
- DS9 episode: "Family Business"
- DS9 episode: "Crossfire"
- DS9 episode: "Accession"
- DS9 episode: "Shattered Mirror"
- DS9 episode: "For the Cause"
- DS9 episode: "Nor the Battle to the Strong" (Season 5)
- DS9 episode: "The Assignment"
- DS9 episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations"
- DS9 episode: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..."
- DS9 episode: "A Simple Investigation"
- DS9 episode: "Children of Time"
- DS9 episode: "Blaze of Glory"
- DS9 episode: "A Time to Stand"
- DS9 episode: "Favor the Bold"
- DS9 episode: "Sacrifice of Angels"
- DS9 episode: "You Are Cordially Invited"
- DS9 episode: "Resurrection"
- DS9 episode: "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"
- DS9 episode: "Inquisition"
- DS9 episode: "Valiant"
- DS9 episode: "Shadows and Symbols"
- DS9 episode: "The Siege of AR-558"
- DS9 episode: "Field of Fire"
- DS9 episode: "Tacking Into the Wind"
- DS9 novel: The Laertian Gamble
- DS9 novel: The 34th Rule
- DS9 novel: Hollow Men
- DS9 novel: The Mist
- DS9 novel: Plagues of Night
- DS9 novel: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two
- DS9 novel: Original Sin
- TOS novel: Unspoken Truth
- TNG novel: Diplomatic Implausibility
- VOY episode: "Meld"
- VOY novel: Seven of Nine
- VOY novel: The Eternal Tide
- VOY novel: Unworthy
- VOY novel: To Lose the Earth
- VOY - String Theory novel: Fusion
- NF novel: Dark Allies
- ST novel: The Art of the Impossible
- PIC novel: Firewall
External link[]
- Raktajino article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.