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Love Actually Drinking Game + Cocktail

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Love is all around — and so is your drink, so keep it close

The Rules

  • Sip — the film cuts between two completely unrelated storylines within one minute
  • Sip — Hugh Grant's Prime Minister dances uncomfortably in 10 Downing Street
  • Sip — Jamie learns a new Portuguese word to communicate with Aurelia
  • Sip — Mark watches a home video he secretly filmed entirely of Juliet
  • Sip — Billy Mack refers to his Christmas song as a catastrophic mistake
  • Drink Twice — Mark holds up hand-lettered cue cards at Juliet's door
  • Drink Twice — Colin Frissell arrives in Wisconsin and is immediately successful
  • Drink Twice — the Heathrow Airport arrival montage shows reunions
  • Shot — Daniel's stepson Sam sprints through Heathrow to catch Joanna
  • Shot — the Prime Minister finds Natalie and kisses her at the school play
  • Chug — Jamie proposes to Aurelia in broken Portuguese in front of the whole village

Themed Cocktail

Natalie's Portobello Sling

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz cherry brandy
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz raspberry syrup
  • 3 oz sparkling water
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine gin, cherry brandy, lemon juice, and raspberry syrup in a shaker with ice
  2. 2Shake for 12 seconds and strain into a tall Collins glass over fresh ice
  3. 3Add Angostura bitters and stir gently once
  4. 4Top with sparkling water and stir from the bottom one more time
  5. 5The drink should be a rich rosy red — festive and approachable
  6. 6Garnish with a skewer of three fresh cherries and a lemon wedge on the rim

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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.