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500 Days of Summer Drinking Game + Cocktail

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This is not a love story — but it is a drinking story

The Rules

  • Sip — the on-screen day counter changes to a new number
  • Sip — Tom Hansen references The Smiths, Joy Division, or post-punk music
  • Sip — Summer says she doesn't want a serious relationship right now
  • Sip — Tom's sister Rachel gives him unexpectedly wise advice
  • Sip — the architecture of downtown Los Angeles appears in Tom's daydream
  • Drink Twice — the split-screen Expectation vs. Reality sequence plays
  • Drink Twice — Tom's Hall & Oates 'You Make My Dreams' dance sequence erupts
  • Drink Twice — Summer quotes Ringo Starr to justify her worldview
  • Shot — Summer shows Tom her engagement ring to another man
  • Shot — Tom visits the rooftop party and reality diverges from expectation
  • Chug — Tom meets Autumn at the architecture job interview at the film's end

Themed Cocktail

Day 488 Gimlet

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz cucumber syrup
  • 0.25 oz simple syrup
  • 1 oz sparkling water
  • Fresh mint leaves

Instructions:

  1. 1Muddle 5 fresh mint leaves with cucumber syrup in the bottom of a shaker
  2. 2Add gin, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice
  3. 3Shake hard for 15 seconds and double strain into a chilled coupe
  4. 4Top with a small splash of sparkling water and stir once
  5. 5The drink should be clear and pale green with an herbaceous nose
  6. 6Garnish with a thin cucumber ribbon twisted and a single mint leaf

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Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive. Always know your limits and drink in moderation.