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Stranger Things Drinking Game + Cocktail

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Turn off the lights, open the Upside Down, and pour one for Hawkins.

The Rules

  • Sip — Eleven uses her telekinetic powers and gets a nosebleed from the strain
  • Sip — the Demogorgon or a Mind Flayer tendril appears in a jump-cut scene
  • Sip — Mike Wheeler gives an earnest speech about loyalty to the party
  • Sip — Dustin's teeth are shown prominently when he opens his mouth in excitement
  • Sip — Jim Hopper eats Eggo waffles or mentions Eggo in conversation
  • Drink Twice — Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' plays in an emotionally charged scene
  • Drink Twice — the Hawkins Lab alarm sounds in a red-lit corridor
  • Drink Twice — Joyce Byers tears down a wall or destroys furniture looking for Will
  • Shot — the Upside Down is entered for the first time in a new season's premiere
  • Shot — Max Mayfield outruns the Mind Flayer to 'Running Up That Hill' in full detail
  • Chug — Eleven lifts an entire vehicle with her nose bleeding and eyes going white

Themed Cocktail

Upside Down Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz mezcal
  • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz hibiscus syrup
  • 0.25 oz black cherry liqueur
  • 1 tsp activated charcoal sugar for rim
  • 0.5 oz sparkling water

Instructions:

  1. 1Rim a rocks glass with activated charcoal sugar mixed with regular sugar.
  2. 2Combine mezcal, lime juice, hibiscus syrup, and cherry liqueur in a shaker with ice.
  3. 3Shake for 12 seconds — the hibiscus should make this a deep red-purple.
  4. 4Strain over fresh ice in the rimmed glass.
  5. 5Float sparkling water on top and serve before the colors muddle — the Upside Down looks better dark.

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.