Skip to main content

Hot Tub Time Machine Drinking Game + Cocktail

The '80s had better music, worse fashion, and apparently no child safety caps on time machines.

The Rules

  • Sip — Every time Lou yells something inappropriate that would have been more acceptable in 1986
  • Sip — Every time Nick changes a '80s song to something from the future and immediately regrets it
  • Sip — Every time Jacob watches his own potential conception play out in real time
  • Sip — Every time someone refers to the hot tub malfunction without knowing how to explain it
  • Sip — Every time Adam runs into April before realizing she's his future ex-wife
  • Drink Twice — Every time Blaine and Chaz show up to bully the group exactly as in the original night
  • Drink Twice — Every time the one-armed bellhop Phil loses or keeps his arm in a new timeline variation
  • Drink Twice — Every time Chevy Chase appears as the repairman and says something cryptically useless
  • Shot — Every time someone spills Chernobyl energy drink on the hot tub control panel
  • Shot — Every time Lou decides to change history in a way that benefits exclusively himself
  • Chug — Every time the group realizes they may have completely broken the original timeline beyond repair

Themed Cocktail

The Chernobyl Sling

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 0.5 oz peach schnapps
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz grenadine
  • 3 oz orange juice
  • 1 splash cranberry juice

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine vodka, peach schnapps, lemon juice, and grenadine in a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake briefly and strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
  3. 3Pour orange juice over the top slowly.
  4. 4Splash cranberry juice over a bar spoon to float a red layer on top.
  5. 5Garnish and serve without stirring for the layered effect.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by Steve Pink.(Source)
  • Starring Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke.(Source)
  • Made $65M worldwide on a $36M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 5.2/10 on TMDB (997 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "The laws of space and time are about to be violated."(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.