Quark’s Bar Drink Recipes

By popular demand, the Geek Shock podcast is proud to bring you the actual Drink Recipes from Quark’s Bar at Star Trek: The Experience in the Las Vegas Hilton. Remember, 80s Jeff was a bartender there for years, and most of us worked there as Starfleet or Aliens (or both), so we know what we’re talking about. (These are the real deal, and all other sites featuring “star trek drinks” are full of crap.  Fight me.)

Saurian Brandy

The Saurian Brandy is a martini-style drink:

• 1.5 oz Smirnoff Vanilla Twist Vodka
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur
• .5 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

In a Shaker cup, combine the Vodka and Banana Liqueur with ice. Shake gently, then pour into a chilled Martini glass. Last, gently pour the Godiva Chocolate Liqueur down the side of the glass so it sinks to the bottom, forming a layer. You may garnish this with a Maraschino Cherry (which is how we garnished it at Quark’s).

Borg Queen

This apple martini-style drink was also once called the T’Pol-tini:

• 1 oz Smirnoff Green Apple Twist Vodka (you can use another apple vodka, but the Smirnoff tastes best in this drink)
• 1 oz Dekuyper Apple Pucker Apple Schnapps
• 1 oz 99 Apples Apple Schnapps
• splash Sweet & Sour Mix

In a shaker cup, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake gently, then strain into a chilled Martini glass. For garnish, you can add apple flavored sugar to the rim of the glass. The sugar can be found at most liquor stores.

Pattern Buffer

Here’s another frozen drink with festive colors for the holidays. This is also a swirled so follow the directions carefully:

• 1 oz Malibu Rum (or other brand coconut rum)
• 1 oz Midori (or other brand melon liquer)
• 1 oz Crème de Banana liqeur
• 3 oz Pina Colada mix (liquid, not powder)
• .5 oz Grenadine

Pour the Malibu rum, Midori, Crème de Banana, and Pina Colada mix into a blender with about a half cup of ice and blend until smooth, not watery (adding more ice if necessary). Pour the Grenadine by itself into the bottom of a tall glass. Finally, slowly and gently pour the frozen mix from the blender into the glass to get that swirled effect.

Orion’s Belt

This was a popular, easy to drink shot:

• .5 oz Midori(or any other brand of melon liqueur)
• .5 oz Malibu Rum (or any brand of coconut rum)
• splash of pineapple juice
• splash of half and half

Put all ingredients into a shaker cup with ice, shake, strain into a shot glass and enjoy.

This can also be made as a tall drink (also known as the Jamaican Ten Speed):

• 1 oz Midori(or any other brand of melon liqueur)
• 1 oz Malibu Rum (or any brand of coconut rum)
• about 1.5 oz pineapple juice
• about 1.5 oz half and half

Pour all ingredients into a glass with ice, stir and enjoy.

Cardassian Cooler

This was another very popular shot, and easy to drink:

• .5 oz Melon Liqueur (Midori or whatever cheap melon liqueur you can find)
• .5 oz Smirnoff Citrus Twist Vodka (you can use a different citrus vodka, but Smirnoff works best)
• .5 oz Triple Sec

Combine all ingredients into a shaker cup with ice, shake, then strain into a shot glass. That’s it.

James Tea Kirk

Like the Borg Sphere is basically a Tokyo Tea, the James Tea Kirk is basically an AMF (Adios Mother Fucker). Not a difficult drink to find a recipe for, but here you go:

• .75 oz Bacardi Superior (or other white rum)
• .75 oz Gin
• .75 oz Vodka
• .75 oz Blue Curaçao
• 1 oz Sprite (or 7up or other Lemon Lime soda)
• 1 oz Sweet and Sour mix

Mix together and pour over ice.

I was going over my old drink lists and found the old recipe for the bowl version of the James Tea Kirk. This one I thought was better so here you go:

• 1.25 oz Gin
• 1.25 oz Smirnoff Citrus Twist Vodka
• 1.25 oz Vodka
• 1.25 oz Blue Curaçao
• 1.25 oz Bacardi Superior (or other white rum)
• 30 oz Sweet and Sour mix

Mix all ingredients in a bowl with dry ice and enjoy. This used to have Gatorade Alpine Frost in addition to the Sour mix, but they don’t make Alpine Frost anymore.

Liquid Latinum

• 1 oz Midori (or any other melon liqueur)
• 1 oz Blue Curaçao
• 1 oz Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum (or your favorite spiced rum)
• 1 oz Alize Red Passion
• about 1 oz Orange Juice
• about 1 oz Pineapple Juice

This is a layered drink so you want to put the ice in the glass first. Next, pour the Midori and Blue Curaçao at the same time. The next layer is the Juice, pour both at the same time. Finally, pour the Spice Rum and Alize for the final layer.

Tamarian Frost

• 1 oz Smirnoff Vanilla Twist Vodka (you don’t have to use Smirnoff, but I would recommend it or Stoli Vanilla, since they have the best vanilla taste of the flavored vodkas I’ve tried)
• 1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
• 1 oz butterscotch schnapps
• about 2 oz half and half

Mix everything together and pour over ice, though you’ll want to be careful not to agitate it too much or the half and half gets pretty frothy, just like the Chocolate Obsession.

Deanna Troi’s Chocolate Obsession

• 1 oz Starbucks Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua, which was in the original recipe, can also be used)
• 1 oz Irish Cream (we used Merry’s Irish Cream, but Bailey’s or Carolyn’s or whatever work too)
• 1 oz Dekuyper Luscious Raspberry Rush (this one, like the Warp Core, is hard to replace with another brand. It really makes the Drink)
• a couple quick squirts of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
• about 2 oz Half and Half

I recommend mixing the alcohol and the Chocolate Syrup in a shaker first, shake, then add the half and half and gently shake. If you shake too hard after the half and half is added, it gets really frothy. Next, pour into a glass and enjoy. It may be hard to find, but if you can locate some chocolate sugar, add it to the rim of the glass with a little lime juice for a tasty garnish.

Raktajino

Here’s a drink that was often requested. Raktajino was like Klingon style coffee on the TV show, but at Quark’s it was an alcoholic drink:

• • 1 oz Starbucks Coffee Liqueur (you can substitute Kahlua, but I think this one is better with the Starbucks)
  • 1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
  • 1 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
  • about 2 oz Half & Half
  • .5 oz (about two squirts) Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

In a shaker cup, combine the alcohol and chocolate syrup, then shake vigorously. Last, add the Half & Half and shake gently (if you shake too hard, it gets very frothy). Pour over ice into a tall glass and enjoy!

Stardrifter

• 1 oz Smirnoff Orange Twist Vodka (you can substitute another orange vodka, but Smirnoff seems to taste the best for this one)
• 1 oz Alize Red Passion
• .5 oz Banana Liqueur
• about 1 oz Orange Juice
• about 1 oz Pineapple juice

This drink is also layered so pay close attention to the order on this one. First, get a tall glass and fill with ice. Next, pour the vodka, then the orange and pineapple juice (you can mix the juice in advance if you like). Add the Alize next, so that it sits on top (it will mix a little, so don’t worry if it’s not perfect, it will still taste great). Last, float the Banana Liqueur on the top.

Risa Colada

• 1.5 oz Malibu Rum (or whichever coconut rum you can find)
• 2 oz Pina Colada mix (liquid mix, not powder)
• .5 oz Blue Curaçao
• about a 2 oz scoop of ice cream

This is a swirled drink so follow along carefully. Put the rum, Pina Colada mix, and ice cream in a blender with about a half cup of ice and blend until smooth (add more ice if necessary). In an empty glass, pour the .5 oz of Blue Curaçao. Finally, slowly and gently pour the frozen concoction into the glass with the Curaçao to get that swirled effect. Enjoy as is or top with whipped cream.

Harry Mudd

The Harry Mudd is made as a shot:

• .5 oz White Crème de Cocoa
• .5 oz Irish Cream
• .5 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
• .5 oz Goldschlager

Pour all ingredients and ice into a shaker cup, shake, strain into a shot glass and enjoy.

The shot can also be made as a drink:

• 1 oz White Crème de Cocoa
• 1 oz Irish Cream
• 1 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
• 1 oz Goldschlager

Combine all the ingredients into a blender with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream, blend well, pour into a glass, then top with whipped cream and enjoy! (I like this one better than the shot.)

Tranya

One of the most requested drinks, named after a drink that was mentioned on the “The Corbomite Maneuver”, an episode in the first season of Star Trek (The Original Series).

• 1 oz Coconut Rum (Malibu probably works best)
• 1 oz Peachtree Schnapps
• .25 oz Amaretto
• 2 oz Cranberry Juice
• 2 oz Pineapple Juice

Mix the Coco Rum, the Peach Schnapps, Cranberry and Pineapple Juices, over ice. Finally, float the Amaretto on the top and enjoy.

Chaotica’s Death Ray

This is a good drink if you like Banana. The Death Ray is as follows:

• 1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum (or any Coconut Rum)
• 1 oz Bacardi Superior (or any cheap, clear, white rum)
• 1 oz Bacardi 151 (or any cheap 151 proof rum)
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur
• about 1 oz Pineapple Juice
• about 1 oz Cranberry Juice

Mix all the ingredients and pour over ice and drink away!

Mind Meld

Probably our second most popular drink on the menu, after the Warp Core Breach of course.

• 1 oz Bacardi Superior (or any white rum)
• 1 oz Bacardi 151 (you can use any 151 proof rum I suppose, since you don’t drink it for the taste)
• 1 oz peach schnapps
• 1 oz triple sec
• about 1 oz Cranberry Juice
• about 1 oz Pineapple Juice

Basically mix all the ingredients listed together and pour over ice and there it is. If you can find it, peach sugar for the rim of the glass is the garnish we used.

Borg Sphere

I personally hate this drink, but enough of you have requested it so here it is:

• 4.5 oz vodka
• 3 oz white rum (i.e. Bacardi Superior or any other non-flavored clear rum)
• 3 oz melon liqueur (Midori is the most common brand but there are others)
• 1.5 oz gin
• sweet & sour mix (common bar mixer found in any store)
• Sprite (can also use 7up or Sierra Mist)

Mix the alcohol in a pitcher or other container, add about 15 oz sweet & sour mix and about 15 oz sprite, food-grade dry ice for that smoking effect and also some regular ice.

Warp Core Breach

The Warp Core Breach was by far and away the most popular drink at Quark’s, and was even featured on an episode of Deep Space Nine (AFTER it was served at Quark’s, not the other way around).  It came in a giant fishbowl with dry ice and a bunch of straws, once one person ordered one, nearby tables would want one too. We all have stories of people taking one down by themselves and falling over drunk.  Good times.

• 4.5 oz Bacardi Superior (or any white, clear, cheap rum out there)
• 3 oz Bacardi Limon (or any lemon rum you can find)
• 1.5 oz Bacardi Select (Meyers Dark rum also works, or whatever dark rum your store has)
• 1.5 oz Bacardi Spice (Captain Morgan’s also works, but any spice rum will do)
• 1.5 oz Dekuyper Razzmatazz, this is the most important part, other Raspberry liqueurs don’t seem to work)
• .75 oz Bacardi 151 (any 151 proof rum will do, since they all seem to taste like gasoline by themselves)
• 30 oz Welch’s Mountain Berry. This is a great substitute for the Sobe Power fruit punch, which isn’t made anymore. The Mountain Berry lacks some of the tartness of the Sobe, but adding a pinch or two of powdered citric acid will do the trick.

Mix the alcohol, pour into a bowl, add the 30 oz of Welch’s Mountain Berry and food-grade dry ice and there you have it, the Warp Core Breach.

Note:  In the early days, they used to use a mix of equal parts cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and orange juice in the Warp Core instead of Sobe Power. Some prefer this juice mix and some prefer the Sobe. I say, use whichever you like best.

Beers

Quark’s served a number of beers on tap with fun Star Trek names:

• Romulan Ale = Pabst Blue Ribbon (though it has also been Gordon Biersch Golden Export and before that, Warsteiner Lager), with blue food coloring
• Klingon Warnog Ale = Pyramid Hefeweizen
• Klingon Blood Ale = Gordon Biersch Marzen (formerly Spaten)
• Trixian Bubble Draft = Bud Light (has also been Moretti’s Italian Lager and J.W. Dundee’s Honey Brown)
• Dominion Lager = Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock (years ago it was Krombacher)
• Obsidian Dark = Newcastle Brown Ale (Isenbeck when I first started)
• Cardassian Pale = Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
• Maporian Ale = Fat Tire Amber Ale