Downton Abbey: The Movie Drinking Game + Cocktail
The King and Queen are coming to Downton, and absolutely everyone has an agenda.
The Rules
- Sip — Carson comes out of retirement and immediately makes it clear no one has been doing it right
- Sip — The Dowager Countess engineers something from behind the scenes and looks innocent
- Sip — A visiting royal does something unexpected that throws the household into quiet panic
- Sip — Anna and Bates exchange a knowing look while everyone else misses what just happened
- Sip — The upstairs family has a formal dinner where someone says something they shouldn't
- Drink Twice — A visiting royal servant tries to usurp the Downton staff and Carson draws a line
- Drink Twice — Thomas Barrow navigates his personal life with the careful footwork of a tightrope walker
- Drink Twice — Lady Mary makes a unilateral decision about Downton's future without telling Matthew
- Shot — The royal visit dinner goes sideways in a way no one planned for
- Shot — Molesley has a moment of unexpected triumph and the below-stairs staff celebrates
- Chug — The King and Queen's motorcade finally leaves and the entire staff exhales at once
Themed Cocktail
Royal Visit Royale
Ingredients:
- 0.5 oz Cognac
- 0.5 oz Chambord
- 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice
- 4 oz dry Champagne
- 1 sugar cube
Instructions:
- 1Drop a sugar cube into a chilled flute.
- 2Pour Cognac and Chambord over the cube.
- 3Add fresh lemon juice.
- 4Top with chilled Champagne poured slowly down the side.
- 5Serve immediately with maximum decorum.
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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.