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Gone Girl Drinking Game + Cocktail

Cool girl. Hot drink. Total disaster.

The Rules

  • Sip — Amy Dunne narrates from her diary in voiceover
  • Sip — Nick Dunne lies to the police or press about his whereabouts
  • Sip — Detective Rhonda Boney notices an inconsistency in Nick's story
  • Sip — Amy crosses something off her meticulous to-do list or clue hunt
  • Sip — Tanner Bolt coaches Nick on how to appear innocent on camera
  • Drink Twice — Amy reveals she is alive and has been staging her own disappearance
  • Drink Twice — Nick's affair with Andie is shown or discussed on screen
  • Drink Twice — Desi Collings appears and demonstrates his obsessive attachment to Amy
  • Shot — Amy kills Desi with a box cutter in his lake house bedroom
  • Shot — Amy returns home covered in blood and Nick has no choice but to play along
  • Chug — Nick discovers the full scope of Amy's elaborate frame-up at the end

Themed Cocktail

The Cool Girl

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz bourbon
  • 0.5 oz amaretto
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey and water)
  • 1 oz cold brew coffee
  • Ice

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine bourbon, amaretto, lemon juice, honey syrup, and cold brew in a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake hard for 15 seconds.
  3. 3Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. 4Serve with no garnish — it's perfect and it knows it.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by David Fincher.(Source)
  • Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris.(Source)
  • Made $371M worldwide on a $61M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 7.9/10 on TMDB (19,714 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "You don't know what you've got 'til it's..."(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.