The Hitchhiker's Guide to Getting Drunk

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. That’s not only true, it’s also a direct quote from the book. And besides being full of whales falling from the sky along with bowls of petunias, it also features what it claims to be the best drink in existence: The Pangalactic Gargle Blaster. According to the guide itself, drinking the PGB results in a feeling similar to having your brain smashed in by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick. Fortunately for those of us adventurous enough to try it, there’s an official recipe:

Take the juice from one bottle of Ol' Janx Spirit.
Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V
Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture
Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it
Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qualactin Hypermint extract
Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger
Sprinkle Zamphuor
Add an olive


Unfortunately, mixing that recipe is illegal on planet Earth. So we’ll go with a slightly less exotic version...





What you'll need:
1 part Everclear (or any other strong grain alcohol such as Bourbon, Moonshine, or Vodka)
1 part Bitter Lemon (or plain Tonic Water)
1 part Bombay Sapphire Gin (or other gin)
1 part Yukon Jack Perma-Frost Schnapps (or other mint schnapps, or white crème de menthe)
Enough blue food coloring to make the mixture a very light sky blue
Sugar cubes
Cinnamon extract
Yellow food coloring
Angostura Bitters
Olives

Instructions:
1. Mix the first five ingredients and chill.
2. Take a sugar cube and let it absorb 1 milliliter of cinnamon extract and 1 drop of yellow food coloring.
3. Place three ice cubes in a glass and pour the chilled liquid mixture over these.
4. Drop in the sugar cube and stir to dissolve.
5. Sprinkle the Angostura Bitters in the drink, and add an olive.
6. Drink, drank, drunk.

I wish this recipe didn't need so many ingredients, but I think it's totally worth it in the end.

After drinking this yummy drink (seriously, it's so good) you'll feel just as silly and random as the movie!