Printed September 3, 2026
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
The Hitchhiker's Guide says this drink is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick. We've made it slightly less lethal.
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz vodka
- 1 oz light rum
- 1 oz tequila
- 1/2 oz blue curaçao
- 2 oz sweet and sour mix
- 2 oz lemon-lime soda
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- Fresh mint leaves
- 1 sugar cube
- Angostura bitters
- Lemon wheel for garnish
- Edible gold leaf (optional)
- Ice
Preparation
Invented by Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is described as the best drink in existence and the effect is "like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick." This Earth version won't literally smash your brains, but it's still not for the faint of heart—or those with early morning plans.
Preparation
- Fill a tall glass with ice.
- Add gin, vodka, rum, and tequila to the glass.
- Pour in the blue curaçao for that alien coloring.
- Add sweet and sour mix and lime juice.
- Stir gently but thoroughly.
- Top with lemon-lime soda.
- Slap the mint leaves between your hands to release oils, then add to the drink.
- Place the sugar cube on a spoon over the glass and add 3-4 dashes of bitters to it.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and, if you're feeling fancy, a small piece of edible gold leaf.
Warning from the Guide: Never drink more than two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters unless you are a thirty-ton mega elephant with bronchial pneumonia. Also, never mix with Janx Spirit, water from the seas of Santraginus V, or Fallian marsh gas.
Best enjoyed while contemplating the number 42, reading poetry (Vogon poetry not recommended), or just before attempting to fly by throwing yourself at the ground and missing.
