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'''Port in a Storm''' was a fortified, high-octane [[wine]] that originated on the [[planet]] of [[Pamarthe]]. It had a reputation for taking even the strongest of drinkers to their knees. [[Senator]] [[Ransolm Casterfo]] compared the experience of drinking the beverage to a series of incredibly hot [[star]]s, eventually settling on a [[supernova]] being the most apt comparison. Nonetheless, native [[Pamarthen]]s were known to sip the drink as if it were nothing harsher than fruit juice.<ref name="BL" />
  
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'''Port in a Storm''' was a potent, fortified [[wine]] from the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]] [[planet]] [[Pamarthe]]. [[Homeworld|Native]] [[Pamarthen]]s drank it easily and considered an emptied cup to be a good omen before flying [[starship]]s. Some non-Pamarthen drinkers were overwhelmed and felt like they were burning after drinking it, while others felt it cooled their nerves. It was consumable by [[Artiodac]]s, [[Bith]], [[human]]s, and [[Wookiee]]s.
   
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Port in a Storm was served throughout [[the galaxy]] for over two hundred [[Standard year|years]] on planets such as [[Corellia]], [[Coruscant]], and [[Takodana]]. [[Chef]] [[Strono Tuggs]] published a recipe for it in his [[Book|cookbook]] ''[[The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook]]''.
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In all of [[Prince]]ss [[Leia Organa]]'s experience, the only being she had ever known to willingly ingest the drink who wasn't from Pamarthe was [[Chewbacca]]. Even [[Han Solo]] never dared to try it, though he was known to have employed Port in a Storm as an emergency solvent during [[starship]] repairs.<ref name="BL" />
  
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{{Quote|Here you go, fellas. Genuine, high-octane, Pamarthen Port in a Storm.''"<br />"''You finally realize I can handle it, huh?''"<br />"''Let's say I want to watch you try.|Greer Sonnel, a Pamarthen, and Joph Seastriker, a Gatalentan|<ref name="Bloodline" />}}
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[[File:OutlanderClub-StarfireAndPort.png|thumb|left|250px|Port in a Storm was served in the Outlander Club.]]
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Port in a Storm was a [[Color|red]]<ref name="Cookbook" /> to reddish amber, sweet, fortified [[wine]] that originated on the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]] [[planet]] [[Pamarthe]]. [[Homeworld|Native]] [[Pamarthen]]s sipped the drink as if it were nothing harsher than [[fruit]] juice, but it had a reputation for overpowering drinkers with a strong tolerance. The Pamarthen [[human]] [[pilot]] [[Greer Sonnel]] likened its [[Temperature|heat]] to a simultaneous [[fire]] in the head and the gut. [[New Republic]] [[Senator]] [[Ransolm Casterfo]] of the [[Inner Rim Territories|Inner Rim]] planet [[Riosa]] variously compared the sensation to consuming exploding [[fireworks]], a fireball expanding like a [[star]], or a [[supernova]]; after he tried it, he believed it was unfit for human [[Diet|consumption]]. It was potable by [[Wookiee]]s,<ref name="Bloodline" /> [[Bith]],<ref name="Into the Dark" /> and [[Artiodac]]s.<ref name="Cookbook" />
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A great omen of success for a Pamarthen pilot was leaving an empty cup before a flight.<ref name="Scorched" /> The drink shared its name with the saying "any port in a storm," regarding accepting any option available in difficult circumstances.<ref name="DJ">[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1|''Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted'' 1]]</ref>
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{{Quote|One Port in a Storm, two Twi'lek Toppers, a triple-shaken Outer Rim and Fizz, with a Huttslayer Splash on the rocks. Yes, that is the correct order. Oh my. Where was their table?|A protocol droid server at Takodana Castle|<ref name="Battlefront II" />}}
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In [[232 BBY]],<ref name="Date: THR">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'' dates the events of ''[[The High Republic: Into the Dark]]'' to [[232 BBY]].</ref> a group of Bith drank mugs of Port in a Storm at a street market on the [[Core Worlds]] planet [[Coruscant]] when [[Jedi Master]] [[Jora Malli]] and her [[Padawan]] [[Reath Silas]] passed through after capturing some [[pirate]]s.<ref name="Into the Dark" /> [[230 BBY|Two years]] later,<ref name="Date note">{{FallenStarDate}}</ref> the pilot [[Leox Gyasi]] thought about the distaste that the pilot and former [[Byne Guild]] colleague [[Koley Linn]] held of him, considering that it was much worse than a minor disagreement that could be argued about over a few mugs of Port in a Storm.<ref name="The Fallen Star">''[[The High Republic: The Fallen Star]]''</ref> In [[40 BBY]],<ref name="Date: M&A">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'' places the events of ''[[Master & Apprentice]]'' in [[40 BBY]].</ref> [[Rael Averross]], the human [[Jedi Knight]] and [[lord]] [[regent]] of the Inner Rim planet [[Pijal]], spent a night [[Reproduction|in bed]] with his occasional lover, [[Selbie]]. Contemplating his [[Mission to Pijal (Rael Averross)|duties]], he wished he had ordered himself a good drink, such as a bottle of Port in a Storm or [[Corellian ale]].<ref name="Master & Apprentice" />
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The [[Outlander Club]] on Coruscant served the drink<ref name="How Not" /> in [[22 BBY]].<ref name="Date: AOTC">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'' dates the events of {{Film|II}}, which includes the appearance of Port in a Storm, to [[22 BBY]].</ref> It was kept in a tall, clear tube on the counter behind the club's central bar.<ref name="Episode II" /> The [[Pirate King|pirate queen]]<ref name="Timelines">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]''</ref> [[Maz Kanata]]'s [[Takodana Castle|castle]] on<ref name="Battlefront II" /> the [[Mid Rim Territories|Mid Rim]]<ref name="USWNE">''[[Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition]]''</ref> planet [[Takodana]] served the wine<ref name="Battlefront II" /> in [[5 ABY]].<ref name="Date: BFII">''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary]]'' states that the [[skirmish on Takodana]] took place 29 [[Standard year|years]] before the [[Hosnian Cataclysm]], which ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]'' dates to [[34 ABY]], thus placing the event in [[5 ABY]].</ref> Prior to a [[Skirmish on Takodana|skirmish]], a [[3PO-series protocol droid]] [[Bartender|server]] prepared a drink order that included Port in a Storm, a [[Huttslayer Splash]], [[Twi'lek Topper]]s, and an [[Outer Rim and Fizz]]; however, the [[Protocol droid|droid]] could not remember where to deliver the drinks.<ref name="Battlefront II" />
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===A woman of Pamarthe===
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{{Quote|You see, Greer Sonnel&mdash;that's Princess Leia's chief of staff&mdash;she treated all of us to some Port in a Storm tonight, which by the way is deadly. Stay clear. Well, I thought I'd present her with a little of our home brew. It's not nearly so noxious, but it's strong enough that I might recover a little of my pride.|Ransolm Casterfo, to Carise Sindian|<ref name="Bloodline" />}}
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[[File:Greer_sonnel_purple.png|thumb|right|250px|Greer Sonnel, a native Pamarthen, drank Port in a Storm with ease.]]
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[[The Gauntlet]], an annual [[starfighter]] race, took place on<ref name="Scorched" /> the Core Worlds planet<ref name="USWNE" /> [[Corellia]]<ref name="Scorched" /> in [[21 ABY]].<ref name="Scorched date">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'' dates the events of "[[Scorched]]" to [[21 ABY]].</ref> Pamarthen pilots Greer Sonnel, [[Bors]], [[Torret]], and [[Vee]] drank [[Toast (ritual)|toasts]] with Port in a Storm before racing, and Sonnel emptied her cup in accordance with tradition. Instead of an expected pleasant burn, she experienced side effects for the first [[time]]; she felt dizzy and confused with a painful heat behind her [[eye]]s. At a [[medcenter]]<ref name="Scorched" /> in [[25 ABY]],<ref name="Timelines" /> she was diagnosed with [[bloodburn]], a medical condition that grounded pilots due to dangerously high fevers.<ref name="Bloodline" />
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In [[28 ABY]],<ref name="Bloodline date">''[[Star Wars: Timelines]]'' dates the events of [[Bloodline (novel)|''Bloodline'']] to [[28 ABY]].</ref> Sonnel and [[Gatalenta]]n pilot [[Joph Seastriker]] visited a [[Unidentified cantina (Pamarthe)|cantina]] on Pamarthe during an intelligence-gathering [[Amaxine warrior crisis|mission]] for the New Republic Senator [[Leia Skywalker Organa Solo|Leia Organa]]. The [[Unidentified tavern-keeper|tavern-keeper]], not recognizing them and suspicious of their excuses, told Seastriker to drink a glassful of Port in a Storm to prove he was a real Pamarthen. Sonnel intercepted and downed it in three gulps, earning them acceptance from the tavern-keeper and his patrons. Afterward, Sonnel explained to Seastriker that the success of their mission could not depend on his first taste of the drink.<ref name="Bloodline" />
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During [[Equinox Day]] celebrations on [[Hosnian Prime]],<ref name="Bloodline" /> the New Republic's [[capital]] planet in the Core Worlds,<ref name="USWNE" /> Sonnel produced a bottle of the wine for Seastriker and Senator Ransolm Casterfo to sample as they drank a toast to Organa. Casterfo and Seastriker experienced immediate, painful side effects. Organa was unimpressed upon seeing that the two non-Pamarthens had tried a beverage she characterized as dangerous. In all of Organa's experience, the only non-Pamarthen she had ever known to willingly ingest it was her Wookiee friend [[Chewbacca]]. Even her [[Marriage|husband]]&mdash;the notoriously daring pilot [[Han Solo]]&mdash;would not consume Port in a Storm, although the protocol droid [[C-3PO]] claimed Solo employed it as an emergency solvent during [[starship]] repairs. Seastriker's [[precision air team]] [[squadron]]mates teased him afterward about his [[hangover]]. Casterfo warned his friend Lady [[Carise Sindian]] to never try it; he was still recovering his pride.<ref name="Bloodline" />
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===Recipe for relief===
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{{Quote|Most regular folks ain't never gonna find themselves navigatin' the Akkadese Maelstrom, but some still wanna experience somethin' akin to the euphoric relief that follows a harrowin' escape. This sparklin' mixture of spirits will do the trick, warmin' the body while coolin' the nerves.|Strono Tuggs, ''The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook''|<ref name="Cookbook" />}}
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In [[34 ABY]],<ref name="CookbookDate">{{CookbookDate}}</ref> Artiodac [[chef]] [[Strono Tuggs]] published his [[Book|cookbook]] ''[[The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook]]''. It contained a recipe for Port in a Storm made with mixed spirits. Tuggs described it as warming a drinker's body while cooling their nerves. He compared the sensations to the relief and euphoria felt after escaping the hazardous [[Akkadese Maelstrom]] or navigating dangerous routes, and said someone who survived the [[Kessel Run]]<ref name="Cookbook" /> [[Hyperspace route|trade route]]<ref name="USWNE" /> would want a few servings immediately afterward.<ref name="Cookbook" />
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On [[May 3]], [[2016]],<ref name="Bloodline Penguin">{{Penguin|url=books/7878/bloodline-star-wars-by-claudia-gray/9780345511362|text=Bloodline (Star Wars)|archivedate=20170122033831}} {{C|Hardcover}}</ref><ref name="Insider #165 Titan">{{Titan|t/star-wars-insider/us/165|Star Wars Insider Issue #165|archivedate=20161227083809}}</ref> Port in a Storm first appeared simultaneously in the novel [[Bloodline (novel)|''Bloodline'']] by [[Claudia Gray]] and the short story "[[Scorched]]" by [[Delilah S. Dawson]]; the latter was published in the [[Star Wars Insider 165|165th issue]] of the ''[[Star Wars Insider]]'' magazine and erroneously referred to the drink as "Port in the Storm."<ref name="Scorched" /> The [[September]] [[2019]]<ref name="Ewoks UK">{{DK|book/9781465475527-star-wars-how-not-to-get-eaten-by-ewoks-and-other-galactic-survival-skills|Star Wars How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills|uk=1|archivedate=20200403225140}}</ref> reference book ''[[Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills]]'', written by [[Christian Blauvelt]], [[Retcon|retroactively established]] Port in a Storm<ref name="How Not" /> as one of the drinks visible in the [[2002]] [[prequel trilogy]] film, [[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']].<ref name="Episode II" />
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The [[November]] 2019<ref name="Insight">{{Insight|product/star-wars-galaxys-edge|Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge}}</ref> recipe book ''[[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook]]'', written by [[Marc Sumerak]] and [[Chelsea Monroe-Cassel]], includes an [[In-universe|out-of-universe]] recipe for Port in a Storm. The ingredients are [[Wikipedia:Rum|spiced rum]], [[Wikipedia:Port wine|ruby port]], [[Wikipedia:Ginger|ginger]] [[Wikipedia:Liqueur|liqueur]], [[Wikipedia:Lime (fruit)|lime]] juice, [[Wikipedia:Ginger beer|strong ginger beer]], and a lime wedge garnish.<ref name="Cookbook" />
   
 
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Tavern-keeper: "If you've been gone too long, you're not a real Pamarthen any longer. Gone soft like an offworlder?"
Joph Seastriker: "No, I—"
Tavern-keeper: "No? Best prove you've still got your choobies, then. Let me see you take that down."
Greer Sonnel: "He's just a kid. Leave this to me." [downs the glass in three gulps] "How's that for choobies?"
Tavern-keeper: "And that's a woman of Pamarthe!"
―A tavern-keeper on Pamarthe demands proof via Port in a Storm from non-Pamarthen Joph Seastriker and Pamarthen Greer Sonnel[1]

Port in a Storm was a potent, fortified wine from the Outer Rim planet Pamarthe. Native Pamarthens drank it easily and considered an emptied cup to be a good omen before flying starships. Some non-Pamarthen drinkers were overwhelmed and felt like they were burning after drinking it, while others felt it cooled their nerves. It was consumable by Artiodacs, Bith, humans, and Wookiees.

Port in a Storm was served throughout the galaxy for over two hundred years on planets such as Corellia, Coruscant, and Takodana. Chef Strono Tuggs published a recipe for it in his cookbook The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook.

Description[]

"Here you go, fellas. Genuine, high-octane, Pamarthen Port in a Storm."
"You finally realize I can handle it, huh?"
"Let's say I want to watch you try."
―Greer Sonnel, a Pamarthen, and Joph Seastriker, a Gatalentan[1]
OutlanderClub-StarfireAndPort

Port in a Storm was served in the Outlander Club.

Port in a Storm was a red[6] to reddish amber, sweet, fortified wine that originated on the Outer Rim planet Pamarthe. Native Pamarthens sipped the drink as if it were nothing harsher than fruit juice, but it had a reputation for overpowering drinkers with a strong tolerance. The Pamarthen human pilot Greer Sonnel likened its heat to a simultaneous fire in the head and the gut. New Republic Senator Ransolm Casterfo of the Inner Rim planet Riosa variously compared the sensation to consuming exploding fireworks, a fireball expanding like a star, or a supernova; after he tried it, he believed it was unfit for human consumption. It was potable by Wookiees,[1] Bith,[7] and Artiodacs.[6]

A great omen of success for a Pamarthen pilot was leaving an empty cup before a flight.[2] The drink shared its name with the saying "any port in a storm," regarding accepting any option available in difficult circumstances.[9]

History[]

Galactic brew[]

"One Port in a Storm, two Twi'lek Toppers, a triple-shaken Outer Rim and Fizz, with a Huttslayer Splash on the rocks. Yes, that is the correct order. Oh my. Where was their table?"
―A protocol droid server at Takodana Castle[5]

In 232 BBY,[10] a group of Bith drank mugs of Port in a Storm at a street market on the Core Worlds planet Coruscant when Jedi Master Jora Malli and her Padawan Reath Silas passed through after capturing some pirates.[7] Two years later,[11] the pilot Leox Gyasi thought about the distaste that the pilot and former Byne Guild colleague Koley Linn held of him, considering that it was much worse than a minor disagreement that could be argued about over a few mugs of Port in a Storm.[12] In 40 BBY,[13] Rael Averross, the human Jedi Knight and lord regent of the Inner Rim planet Pijal, spent a night in bed with his occasional lover, Selbie. Contemplating his duties, he wished he had ordered himself a good drink, such as a bottle of Port in a Storm or Corellian ale.[4]

The Outlander Club on Coruscant served the drink[8] in 22 BBY.[14] It was kept in a tall, clear tube on the counter behind the club's central bar.[3] The pirate queen[15] Maz Kanata's castle on[5] the Mid Rim[16] planet Takodana served the wine[5] in 5 ABY.[17] Prior to a skirmish, a 3PO-series protocol droid server prepared a drink order that included Port in a Storm, a Huttslayer Splash, Twi'lek Toppers, and an Outer Rim and Fizz; however, the droid could not remember where to deliver the drinks.[5]

A woman of Pamarthe[]

"You see, Greer Sonnel—that's Princess Leia's chief of staff—she treated all of us to some Port in a Storm tonight, which by the way is deadly. Stay clear. Well, I thought I'd present her with a little of our home brew. It's not nearly so noxious, but it's strong enough that I might recover a little of my pride."
―Ransolm Casterfo, to Carise Sindian[1]
Greer sonnel purple

Greer Sonnel, a native Pamarthen, drank Port in a Storm with ease.

The Gauntlet, an annual starfighter race, took place on[2] the Core Worlds planet[16] Corellia[2] in 21 ABY.[18] Pamarthen pilots Greer Sonnel, Bors, Torret, and Vee drank toasts with Port in a Storm before racing, and Sonnel emptied her cup in accordance with tradition. Instead of an expected pleasant burn, she experienced side effects for the first time; she felt dizzy and confused with a painful heat behind her eyes. At a medcenter[2] in 25 ABY,[15] she was diagnosed with bloodburn, a medical condition that grounded pilots due to dangerously high fevers.[1]

In 28 ABY,[19] Sonnel and Gatalentan pilot Joph Seastriker visited a cantina on Pamarthe during an intelligence-gathering mission for the New Republic Senator Leia Organa. The tavern-keeper, not recognizing them and suspicious of their excuses, told Seastriker to drink a glassful of Port in a Storm to prove he was a real Pamarthen. Sonnel intercepted and downed it in three gulps, earning them acceptance from the tavern-keeper and his patrons. Afterward, Sonnel explained to Seastriker that the success of their mission could not depend on his first taste of the drink.[1]

During Equinox Day celebrations on Hosnian Prime,[1] the New Republic's capital planet in the Core Worlds,[16] Sonnel produced a bottle of the wine for Seastriker and Senator Ransolm Casterfo to sample as they drank a toast to Organa. Casterfo and Seastriker experienced immediate, painful side effects. Organa was unimpressed upon seeing that the two non-Pamarthens had tried a beverage she characterized as dangerous. In all of Organa's experience, the only non-Pamarthen she had ever known to willingly ingest it was her Wookiee friend Chewbacca. Even her husband—the notoriously daring pilot Han Solo—would not consume Port in a Storm, although the protocol droid C-3PO claimed Solo employed it as an emergency solvent during starship repairs. Seastriker's precision air team squadronmates teased him afterward about his hangover. Casterfo warned his friend Lady Carise Sindian to never try it; he was still recovering his pride.[1]

Recipe for relief[]

"Most regular folks ain't never gonna find themselves navigatin' the Akkadese Maelstrom, but some still wanna experience somethin' akin to the euphoric relief that follows a harrowin' escape. This sparklin' mixture of spirits will do the trick, warmin' the body while coolin' the nerves."
―Strono Tuggs, The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook[6]

In 34 ABY,[20] Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs published his cookbook The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook. It contained a recipe for Port in a Storm made with mixed spirits. Tuggs described it as warming a drinker's body while cooling their nerves. He compared the sensations to the relief and euphoria felt after escaping the hazardous Akkadese Maelstrom or navigating dangerous routes, and said someone who survived the Kessel Run[6] trade route[16] would want a few servings immediately afterward.[6]

Behind the scenes[]

On May 3, 2016,[21][22] Port in a Storm first appeared simultaneously in the novel Bloodline by Claudia Gray and the short story "Scorched" by Delilah S. Dawson; the latter was published in the 165th issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine and erroneously referred to the drink as "Port in the Storm."[2] The September 2019[23] reference book Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills, written by Christian Blauvelt, retroactively established Port in a Storm[8] as one of the drinks visible in the 2002 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[3]

The November 2019[24] recipe book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, written by Marc Sumerak and Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, includes an out-of-universe recipe for Port in a Storm. The ingredients are spiced rum, ruby port, ginger liqueur, lime juice, strong ginger beer, and a lime wedge garnish.[6]

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Bloodline
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 SWInsider "Scorched" — Star Wars Insider 165
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Master & Apprentice
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Star Wars Battlefront II
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The High Republic: Into the Dark
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: Into the Dark to 232 BBY.
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: The Fallen Star to 230 BBY.
  12. ↑ The High Republic: The Fallen Star
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the events of Master & Apprentice in 40 BBY.
  14. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which includes the appearance of Port in a Storm, to 22 BBY.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Star Wars: Timelines
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  17. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that the skirmish on Takodana took place 29 years before the Hosnian Cataclysm, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY, thus placing the event in 5 ABY.
  18. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Scorched" to 21 ABY.
  19. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Bloodline to 28 ABY.
  20. ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook establishes that the in-universe book was published at the same time as when the First Order was searching for the Resistance base on Batuu, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY.
  21. ↑ PenguinRandomHouse Bloodline (Star Wars) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Hardcover)
  22. ↑ TitanThingy Star Wars Insider Issue #165 on Titan Magazines' official website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  23. ↑ DK-Logo Star Wars How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills on Dorling Kindersley's official website (backup link)
  24. ↑ InsightEditions-Small Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on Insight Editions' official website (backup link)
The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
Condiments, Sauces & Garnishes
Nerfsteak Seasoning · Saka Salt · Gurreck Gravy · Emulsauce · Moogan Spice Syrup · Dagobah Slug Syrup · Chadian Dressing · Golden Lichen Tuile · Christophsian Sugar · Nectrose Crystals
Sides, Starters & Snacks
Kat's Kettle Corn · Pitmaster's Choice · Rings of Hudalla · Roasted Kajaka Root · Xizor Salad · Roasted Chando Peppers · Moss Chips · Fritzle Fries · Mon Cala Sardine Fritters · Devaronian Soufflé · Fried Zuchii · Deviled Pikobi Eggs · Mashed Chokeroot · Constable's Caps
Soups & Stews
Rootleaf stew · Topato Soup · Tatooine Terrine · Spicy Mandalorian Stew
Breads
Ronto Wrappers · Polystarch Portion Bread · Five-Blossom Bread · Mustafarian Lava Buns · Munch-Fungus Loaf
Main Courses
Yobshrimp Noodle Salad · Braised Shaak Roast · Fried Endorian Tip-Yip · Ronto Wrap · Felucian Garden Spread · Gormaanda's Glowblue Noodles · Nerf Kebabs · Stuffed Puffer Pig · Parwan Nutricakes · Huttese Slime Pods · Gruuvan Shaal Kebab
Desserts
Wroshyr Tree Cake · Bespin Cloud Drops · Cavaellin Spice Creams · Mandalorian Uj Cake · Sweet-Sand Cookies · Corellian Ryshcate · Keshian Spice Rolls · Mimbanese Mudslide · Nectrose Freeze · Kowakian Crumb Cake · Zoochberry Surprise · Tepasi Taffy
Drinks
Moogan Tea · Coruscant Cooler · Dagobah Slug Slinger · Blurrgfire · Cliff Dweller · Hyperdrive · Photon Fizzle · Akivan Liqueur · Rodian Splice · Port in a Storm · Paonga Fresca · Bantha Chai · Sunrise Caf · Lothal Spicebrew
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