500 Days of Summer Drinking Game + Cocktail
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:
- 1Muddle 5 fresh mint leaves with cucumber syrup in the bottom of a shaker
- 2Add gin, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice
- 3Shake hard for 15 seconds and double strain into a chilled coupe
- 4Top with a small splash of sparkling water and stir once
- 5The drink should be clear and pale green with an herbaceous nose
- 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.