What does Raktajino taste like?

Mr. Laser Beam · May 15 2010, 03:57 AM

We see lots of human characters drink it (hell, I think we see more humans than Klingons drink the stuff!) so Raktajino must be relatively palatable to the non-Klingon palate. Anyone care to guess as to what it tastes like? What kind of Earth coffee would be the closest equivalent?

Klingons obviously like food that is very spicy and complicated - they would certainly think that all human food is hopelessly bland. So would their attitude towards coffee be the same? Would Raktajino be like getting four or five shots of espresso? Would the very concept of a "light" Raktajino be a contradiction in terms? (forgive me, I'm not that familiar on human coffee even; all I care about is getting a Mocha at Starbucks

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Tulin · May 15 2010, 04:08 AM

I had completely forgotten it was Klingon.

Since so many people get it on DS9 I had kinda thought of it a being a Bajoran drink.

T.D. Possum · May 15 2010, 04:22 AM

Have you ever gotten up in the morning with a hangover and so desperate for caffinne that you decided to drink the last of the cold coffee that had been sitting in the pot since the night before? At someone's house where they use cheap coffee and put in twice as much coffee as they are supposed to? And also, they reuse their filters? And make coffee using their weird hard tap water that leaves red stains on their sinks and stuff?

I have, and I think that's what Raktajino probably tastes like.

C.E. Evans · May 15 2010, 09:36 AM

I imagine raktajino as being the strongest black coffee you can possibly have that doesn't actually kills you. But you can probably also use it to strip paint off a starship's hull.

I recall somewhere (possibly DS9) that one race actually couldn't drink it because it makes them unusually violent or something...

Nardpuncher · May 15 2010, 04:03 PM

I'll say it tastes like an espresso with more coffee and a cigar put out in it with a large amount of 180 proof bourbon.

macloudt · May 15 2010, 07:20 PM

I reckon it's like Turkish coffee. It's so strong that the spoon practically stands up in it and there's sludge left over at the bottom of the cup. I like my coffee strong but I've never dared to try Turkish coffee myself.

Mr. Laser Beam · May 15 2010, 08:06 PM

C.E. Evans wrote:

I recall somewhere (possibly DS9) that one race actually couldn't drink it because it makes them unusually violent or something...

yep, Talarians ("A Simple Investigation", also TNG's "Suddenly Human"). Raktajino basically gets them drunk.

caisson2delta · May 15 2010, 10:02 PM

It might similar to Cuban coffee, only stronger.

RandyS · May 15 2010, 10:20 PM

Folgers?

T.D. Possum · May 15 2010, 10:27 PM

How is it that no one has made a joke yet about secretly switching the regular coffee for Taster's Choice?

I'd do it myself but I haven't had my raktajino yet today.

Pemmer Harge · May 16 2010, 10:48 PM

I'm going to go for "surprisingly delicate"

scotpens · May 16 2010, 11:16 PM

AMG wrote:

How is it that no one has made a joke yet about secretly switching the regular coffee for Taster's Choice?

I'd do it myself but I haven't had my raktajino yet today.

“He NEVER has a second cup of raktajino at home!”

Mr. Laser Beam · May 16 2010, 11:22 PM

scotpens wrote:

“He NEVER has a second cup of raktajino at home!”

"No, I've been serving Dad decaf...Maybe he's just a pe'taQ."

Nerys Myk · May 16 2010, 11:32 PM

Like caffinated prune juice.

sojourner · May 17 2010, 06:24 AM

^That's Mr. Pibb.

Anyone think that the name Raktajino is a bit stupid? I mean, it sounds a little too Starbucks to me. Maybe it's the "ino". It sounds like when they came up with the name they were trying too hard to link it with the trendiness of the time (cappuccino). I would rather have my Klingons drinking "Raktaj" or "raktajin", not (raises pinky finger) raktajino.

May 15 2010, 03:57 AM	#1
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	What does Raktajino taste like? We see lots of human characters drink it (hell, I think we see more humans than Klingons drink the stuff!) so Raktajino must be relatively palatable to the non-Klingon palate. Anyone care to guess as to what it tastes like? What kind of Earth coffee would be the closest equivalent? Klingons obviously like food that is very spicy and complicated - they would certainly think that all human food is hopelessly bland. So would their attitude towards coffee be the same? Would Raktajino be like getting four or five shots of espresso? Would the very concept of a "light" Raktajino be a contradiction in terms? (forgive me, I'm not that familiar on human coffee even; all I care about is getting a Mocha at Starbucks ) __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

May 15 2010, 04:08 AM	#2
Tulin Vice Admiral Location: With the most wonderful man in the world!	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? I had completely forgotten it was Klingon. Since so many people get it on DS9 I had kinda thought of it a being a Bajoran drink.

May 15 2010, 04:22 AM	#3
T.D. Possum Commodore Location: Jelly (Baby) Fridge	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? Have you ever gotten up in the morning with a hangover and so desperate for caffinne that you decided to drink the last of the cold coffee that had been sitting in the pot since the night before? At someone's house where they use cheap coffee and put in twice as much coffee as they are supposed to? And also, they reuse their filters? And make coffee using their weird hard tap water that leaves red stains on their sinks and stuff? I have, and I think that's what Raktajino probably tastes like.

May 15 2010, 09:36 AM	#4
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? I imagine raktajino as being the strongest black coffee you can possibly have that doesn't actually kills you. But you can probably also use it to strip paint off a starship's hull. I recall somewhere (possibly DS9) that one race actually couldn't drink it because it makes them unusually violent or something... __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

May 15 2010, 04:03 PM	#5
Nardpuncher Rear Admiral Location: Taipei	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? I'll say it tastes like an espresso with more coffee and a cigar put out in it with a large amount of 180 proof bourbon.

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May 15 2010, 07:20 PM	#6
macloudt Annoyingly polite Location: a Canuck in southwest England	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? I reckon it's like Turkish coffee. It's so strong that the spoon practically stands up in it and there's sludge left over at the bottom of the cup. I like my coffee strong but I've never dared to try Turkish coffee myself. __________________ "Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."--Mignon McLaughlin My crafting and cooking blog

May 15 2010, 10:02 PM	#8
caisson2delta Captain Location: The South of Florida	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? It might similar to Cuban coffee, only stronger.

May 15 2010, 10:20 PM	#9
RandyS Vice Admiral Location: Randyland	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? Folgers?

May 15 2010, 10:27 PM	#10
T.D. Possum Commodore Location: Jelly (Baby) Fridge	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? How is it that no one has made a joke yet about secretly switching the regular coffee for Taster's Choice? I'd do it myself but I haven't had my raktajino yet today.

May 16 2010, 10:48 PM	#11
Pemmer Harge Fleet Captain Location: Between the candle and the star	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? I'm going to go for "surprisingly delicate" __________________ "I hate purity, I hate goodness! I don't want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones." - Winston Smith

May 16 2010, 11:32 PM	#14
Nerys Myk Admiral Location: House of Kang, now with ridges	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? Like caffinated prune juice. __________________ Nerys Myk's Midnight In Never Land A novel of Dark Fantasy @ Amazon.com

May 17 2010, 06:24 AM	#15
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: What does Raktajino taste like? ^That's Mr. Pibb. Anyone think that the name Raktajino is a bit stupid? I mean, it sounds a little too Starbucks to me. Maybe it's the "ino". It sounds like when they came up with the name they were trying too hard to link it with the trendiness of the time (cappuccino). I would rather have my Klingons drinking "Raktaj" or "raktajin", not (raises pinky finger) raktajino. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...