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As Above, So Below Drinking Game + Cocktail

Descend into the Paris catacombs — bring drinks, leave sanity.

The Rules

  • Sip — Scarlett Marlowe references Nicolas Flamel or alchemy
  • Sip — The found-footage camera jostles in the tight catacomb tunnels
  • Sip — The group crawls through an impossibly tight passage
  • Sip — Bone-lined catacomb walls fill the frame
  • Sip — George translates ancient Aramaic or Latin inscriptions
  • Drink Twice — A tunnel loops back to where they started impossibly
  • Drink Twice — A dead person from someone's past appears underground
  • Drink Twice — The inscription 'Abandon all hope ye who enter here' is found
  • Shot — The hooded figures chanting in the deeper tunnels appear
  • Shot — Scarlett finds the Philosopher's Stone
  • Chug — Scarlett realizes they must go deeper through hell itself to escape

Themed Cocktail

The Catacomb Descent

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz cognac
  • 0.5 oz Fernet-Branca
  • 0.5 oz demerara syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine cognac, Fernet, demerara syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 2Stir for 30 seconds.
  3. 3Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  4. 4Express orange peel and place in the glass.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by John Erick Dowdle.(Source)
  • Starring Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge.(Source)
  • Made $42M worldwide on a $5M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 6.7/10 on TMDB (3,787 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "The only way out is down."(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.