Kanar Kanar was a Cardassian alcohol ic beverage which varied in color and was somewhat thick in consistency compared to most Human drinks . On board the , Glinn Daro told Chief Miles O ' Brien that " kanar " " " takes a bit of getting used to . " " ( ) When Elim Garak ' s cranial implant began to malfunction in 2370 , he began to drink an excessive quantity of " kanar " in an attempt to mimic the implant ' s numbing effect using the alcohol . ( ) It was possible for " kanar " to spoil , something which apparently happened to two bottles of the beverage that Quark tried to give to Ulani Belor and Gilora Rejal in 2371 . Shortly afterwards , Morn took ill from food poisoning , and suspected that a free glass of the drink at Quark ' s was to blame . ( ) Shortly after the Klingon invasion of the Cardassian Union in 2372 , Quark had eighty cases of " kanar " in his stockroom . Quark gave a bottle of it to Garak " on the house " because he did not foresee ever selling it in his bar again . ( ) Tekeny Ghemor , while spending his final days on Deep Space 9 , began giving away secrets of the Cardassian government ; to try and stop this , Dukat and Weyoun tried to poison him with a bottle of " kanar " laced with Voraxna poison . Weyoun drank a glass of the poisoned " kanar " and found it to be quite toxic , explaining the Vorta were immune to most poisons . ( ) Damar was fond of indulging in " kanar " , especially the 2327 vintage . Quark used it to great success as the inebriated Damar revealed that the Bajoran minefield was about to be brought down . ( ) Later , he often drank to excess during his humiliating tenure as head of the Cardassian Union in 2374 - 2375 – so much so that , after giving up the spirit as he planned his revolt against the Dominion , Weyoun joked about how different he looked without a bottle in his hand . He began storing empty bottles in his quarters . Upon seeing them , Dukat encouraged his former subordinate to be strong . ( ) Weyoun deeply disliked " kanar " , while Damar thought that he shouldn ' t trust a Cardassian who did not enjoy a glass of " kanar " every once in awhile . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Although not stated directly , there were several types of " kanar " . In , it appeared to be a light purple , transparent drink served in very small glasses . In , it was seen as the thick , black drink in characteristic bottles seen in many DS9 episodes . Then , in , it was a blue , opaque drink in a different kind of bottle ( similar to the bottle used for the Kali - fal prop ) . In , it appeared different again ; this time it was an orange , opaque liquid , but served in the characteristic " kanar " bottles . After that , it finally changed back to the black , thick liquid seen for the first time in " The Maquis , Part II " . Damar ' s fondness for the spirit , first observed in , was introduced as a way to show an inner turmoil , essentially using it to drown out his conscience and justify an alliance he knows to be wrong – indeed , in , he looks at himself in the mirror and tosses the drink at his reflection just before helping Worf and Dax escape . ( " " ) In , " kanar " appeared as a much thinner liquid , akin to many Human beverages such as wine or spirits . This is in contrast to , in which Dukat was shown pouring the drink while being briefed by Sisko and Odo , where it appeared to have a thick , treacle - like consistency . The thinner liquid was of an older , expensive vintage , leading to the conclusion " kanar " may thin out as it ages . The strength of " kanar " may also vary greatly . In many episodes , we see Cardassians drinking multiple bottles of it like it was wine , while in , Quark and Damar are both rendered drunk by sharing a single bottle ; considering that they are a bartender and a soldier , they ' re both expected to have great drinking stamina , which suggests that this bottle of expensive " kanar " had the strength of a hard liquor ( which also explains the thinness of it , as alcohol has a very low viscosity ) . A " kanar " bottle was among the items which were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Apocrypha . The novel " Q & A " states that the Karemma acquired a taste for " kanar " when it was exported to the Gamma Quadrant following the Dominion takeover of the Cardassian Union . " Star Trek Online " states that , during the Occupation of Bajor , the Cardassians forced local Bajoran monk s to distill " kanar " for their consumption . In one mission , " Second Wave " Cardassian ambassador Rugan Skyl , asks the player character to obtain a bottle of this " kanar " in exchange for his support at a conference on the Borg threat .