So Long, and Thanks for All the Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters...

A lot of people were taken by surprise, and many more were saddened at the news of the closing of the famed Zaphod Beeblebrox nightclub. Named after a character in Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" novel, the "Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe" featured performances from local and international acts of all sorts of genres and played a huge role in growing Ottawa’s music scene. I saw Fishbone there back in 2002, and it always was a refuge for me on nights I wanted to hear music that wasn't the latest top 40 hits I didn't want to hear on the radio while having a drink in the Market. One of the drinks Zaphod's was known for is, not surprisingly, the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster. The recipe for this version of the cocktail mentioned in the novel may not leave your brains feeling like they were "smashed out with a slice of lemon, wrapped around a large gold brick", but it will definitely ease the pain of losing a bar that meant a helluva lot to a helluva lot of people.

Last call is May 14 - if you're going for a last drink, remember to bring your towel.

Ingredients

120 - 180 mL orange juice
30 mL Jack Daniel's^® Tennessee whiskey
30 mL peach schnapps
10 mL Blue Curacao liqueur

1. Shake the orange juice, the whiskey, and the peach schnapps in a shaker 3/4 full of ice.
2. Once chilled, strain the mixture into a highball glass and drizzle the blue Curacao liqueur over the top of it. Add a citrus twist, and/or olive.