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Tenet Drinking Game + Cocktail

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Time runs forward. Time runs backward. Your drink just runs out.

The Rules

  • Sip — An inverted bullet or object moves backward onscreen
  • Sip — The Protagonist puts on or removes an oxygen mask for inversion
  • Sip — Göransson's score reverses or distorts mid-scene
  • Sip — A character says "temporal pincer" or explains the mission timeline
  • Sip — The red and blue color coding appears on a team, door, or indicator
  • Drink Twice — The Protagonist enters a turnstile and the world reverses
  • Drink Twice — Sator threatens Kat while holding the algorithm piece
  • Drink Twice — The same scene plays out again from the inverted perspective
  • Shot — The Protagonist fights his inverted self in the freeport hallway
  • Shot — Neil says "what's happened, happened" and means it as goodbye
  • Chug — Neil walks back into the tunnel and you realize what he's about to do

Themed Cocktail

The Temporal Pincer

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz rye whiskey
  • 0.75 oz Cynar
  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz orgeat
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Add rye, Cynar, lime juice, orgeat, and orange bitters to a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake for 10 seconds until well chilled.
  3. 3Strain into a rocks glass over a single large ice cube.
  4. 4Express an orange peel over the glass and drop it in.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by Christopher Nolan.(Source)
  • Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki.(Source)
  • Made $365M worldwide on a $205M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 7.2/10 on TMDB (10,954 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "Time runs out."(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.