Bloodwine

Bloodwine was a popular alcoholic beverage among the Klingons, best served warm. () As with many Klingon foods and beverages, it was not for the faint of heart. Bloodwine was known to be highly intoxicating, to the point that most non-Klingons were scarcely capable of tolerating it; it was twice as potent as whiskey. () The first Human known to consume the beverage was Jonathan Archer, while he awaited the verdict of his trial on Narendra III. ()
Bloodwine was produced by crushing live serpent worms in a vat via stomping them with one's bare feet. ()
Klingon captains and generals were fond of carrying several barrels of their favorite vintages to celebrate victories. Martok and Worf considered the vintage of 2309 to be the finest. (; ) Worf liked his bloodwine very young and very sweet. () He had programmed the replicators with a close approximation of bloodwine. () In the Klingon Defense Force, bloodwine was available in the mess hall from barrels for crewmembers during meals. When more was needed a fresh barrel was brought in from elsewhere, presumably from the ship's stores. ()
Bloodwine did not have bubbles. Constable Odo found this to be a pity. After he and Miles O'Brien had been drinking it for a time in the Hall of Warriors at Ty'Gokor, O'Brien admitted that he thought he was actually starting to like the stuff. Odo tended to agree, stating that "except for the taste" that "it's really not that bad". ()
Bloodwine was traditionally consumed by warriors being inducted into the Order of the Bat'leth as part of the celebration/endurance test given the night before. ()
Bloodwine was used in a symbolic gesture following the Invasion of Cardassia in 2375. While standing on the surface of Cardassia, Martok offered William Ross and Benjamin Sisko bloodwine which had been previously promised for celebration of victory. However, at that moment, Ross and Sisko reflected on the destructive nature of war, and poured their glasses of bloodwine on the ground. ()
In 2402, Beverly Crusher became heavily intoxicated after consuming large quantities of bloodwine at 10 Forward Avenue. ()
Ma'ah's family produced bloodwine on their farm on Qo'noS, having raised the serpent worms themselves for generations. ()
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*Bahgol
*Firewine
*Klingon martini
*Raktajino
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===Background information===
The described bloodwine as a variety of red Klingon wine.
According to the Star Trek Cookbook, bloodwine is made of fermented blood and sugar. What bloodwine is made of was not revealed in canon until "A Farewell To Farms".
While in later seasons, bloodwine was usually served from large kettles or smaller, silver bottles, in it was served from a glass bottle in the shape of grapes. The same type of bottle appeared in where it contained langour.
A blood wine bottle was among the items which were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. 
In 2012, Vinport produced a Klingon bloodwine made (inauthentically) from grapes.
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