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ER Drinking Game + Cocktail

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Trauma bay chaos keeps your glass as full as County General's waiting room.

The Rules

  • Sip — Someone shouts 'Stat!' or 'Code blue!' over the intercom
  • Sip — Dr. Ross flashes that signature smirk at a nurse
  • Sip — Carter fumbles or second-guesses himself on rounds
  • Sip — A trauma patient is wheeled through the ER bay doors at a run
  • Sip — Dr. Greene pushes his glasses up mid-diagnosis
  • Drink Twice — Mark and Doug argue over a patient treatment decision
  • Drink Twice — Carol Hathaway rolls her eyes at a doctor's order
  • Drink Twice — A patient flatlines and paddles are grabbed within seconds
  • Shot — 'It's not looking good' is spoken directly to a waiting family
  • Shot — A main character's romantic subplot collides with an active trauma
  • Chug — Doug Ross pulls a drowning child from the drainage pipe in the season finale

Themed Cocktail

The County General

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz rye whiskey
  • 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
  • 0.5 oz Campari
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 0.25 oz cherry syrup
  • 1 Luxardo cherry for garnish

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine rye, sweet vermouth, Campari, bitters, and cherry syrup in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 2Stir for 30 seconds until well chilled.
  3. 3Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. 4Drop a Luxardo cherry into the glass to garnish.

Fun Facts

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