Desperate Housewives Drinking Game + Cocktail
Behind every perfect lawn is a family secret — drink every time Wisteria Lane cracks.
The Rules
- Sip — Mary Alice Young narrates over a scene with knowing irony from beyond the grave
- Sip — Bree Van de Kamp bakes or sets a table under observable emotional distress
- Sip — Lynette Scavo is outmaneuvered by her own children in public
- Sip — Gabrielle Solis complains about something superficial while something serious is happening
- Sip — Susan Mayer pulls a move clumsy that escalates a situation she was trying to fix
- Drink Twice — a new family moves to Wisteria Lane and everyone investigates them immediately
- Drink Twice — a neighborhood potluck or block party serves as cover for a confrontation
- Drink Twice — Edie Britt weaponizes information against someone in a parking lot conversation
- Shot — someone on Wisteria Lane is revealed to have been hiding a crime for multiple seasons
- Shot — a tornado or natural disaster reshuffles every character's motivation
- Chug — the housewives bury a body together and promise to never speak of it again
Themed Cocktail
Wisteria Lane Spritz
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Aperol
- 1 oz elderflower liqueur
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 3 oz dry prosecco
- 1 oz tonic water
- 1 lemon wheel
Instructions:
- 1Fill a large wine glass with ice and pour in Aperol, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice.
- 2Stir gently to combine the base.
- 3Top with prosecco and tonic water — do not over-stir.
- 4Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim — it looks perfect from the outside, like the houses on Wisteria Lane.
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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.