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Amadeus Drinking Game + Cocktail

Mozart composes, Salieri seethes, and you drink to genius and envy.

The Rules

  • Sip — Mozart laughs his high-pitched, braying giggle
  • Sip — Salieri narrates with bitter jealousy to the priest
  • Sip — A Mozart composition plays over a scene
  • Sip — Emperor Joseph II offers a mild musical opinion
  • Sip — Salieri eats pastries or sweets while scheming
  • Drink Twice — Mozart conducts or performs in an extravagant wig
  • Drink Twice — Salieri prays to God and hears no answer
  • Drink Twice — Constanze visits Salieri with Mozart's manuscripts
  • Shot — Salieri sees Mozart's original manuscripts and realizes they're perfect first drafts
  • Shot — The masked figure commissions the Requiem from Mozart
  • Chug — Mozart dictates the Requiem to Salieri from his deathbed

Themed Cocktail

The Requiem Pour

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz Austrian Grüner Veltliner white wine
  • 1 oz elderflower liqueur
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 2 oz sparkling water
  • 0.25 oz honey syrup

Instructions:

  1. 1Pour wine and elderflower liqueur into a wine glass with ice.
  2. 2Add lemon juice and honey syrup.
  3. 3Top with sparkling water.
  4. 4Stir gently once.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by Miloš Forman.(Source)
  • Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge.(Source)
  • Made $90M worldwide on a $18M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 8.0/10 on TMDB (4,667 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture."(Source)

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