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You've Got Mail Drinking Game + Cocktail

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You've got a drink — take a sip every time the dial-up connects

The Rules

  • Sip — the AOL dial-up sound plays and 'You've Got Mail' is announced
  • Sip — Kathleen Kelly reads or writes an anonymous email to NY152
  • Sip — Joe Fox visits or works in the Fox Books megastore
  • Sip — Kathleen's Shop Around the Corner is shown struggling with low sales
  • Sip — Kathleen or Joe mention their secret online relationship without knowing
  • Drink Twice — Joe Fox deliberately withholds his identity from Kathleen face to face
  • Drink Twice — the Zabar's New Year's party scene plays with the olive incident
  • Drink Twice — Kathleen cries while watching Pride and Prejudice alone at home
  • Shot — Kathleen discovers that NY152 is Joe Fox in Riverside Park
  • Shot — Joe visits a sick Kathleen at her apartment and brings daisies
  • Chug — Kathleen sees Joe in the park and weeps saying 'I wanted it to be you'

Themed Cocktail

NY152 Elderflower Fizz

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz gin
  • 1 oz elderflower liqueur
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup
  • 3 oz Champagne
  • 2 dashes lavender bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, honey syrup, and lavender bitters in a shaker with ice
  2. 2Shake for 12 seconds and strain into a chilled coupe glass
  3. 3Top slowly with Champagne and stir once
  4. 4The lavender and elderflower should give a distinctly autumnal floral aroma
  5. 5Hold the glass to the light — it should be clear pale gold
  6. 6Garnish with a single fresh daisy laid across the top of the coupe

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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.