Skip to main content

London Has Fallen Drinking Game + Cocktail

Mike Banning is tearing through London — tear through this cocktail.

The Rules

  • Sip — Mike Banning kills a terrorist with brutal close-quarters efficiency
  • Sip — President Asher follows Banning's instructions reluctantly
  • Sip — A famous London landmark is attacked or destroyed
  • Sip — Banning delivers a patriotic one-liner mid-fight
  • Sip — Lynne Jacobs or Vice President Trumbull monitors from the Situation Room
  • Drink Twice — Banning and Asher escape through London's underground tunnels
  • Drink Twice — Multiple world leaders are targeted simultaneously
  • Drink Twice — Banning goes on a solo rampage through a building
  • Shot — The coordinated attacks on the world leaders' motorcades play out
  • Shot — Banning uses the 'tell them I'm coming' line before the final assault
  • Chug — Banning kills Barkawi's son and the drone strike ends it

Themed Cocktail

The Banning Protocol

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz London dry gin
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 oz tonic water

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup in a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Add bitters and shake for 10 seconds.
  3. 3Strain over ice in a rocks glass.
  4. 4Top with tonic water — strong, British, and battle-tested.

Fun Facts

  • Directed by Babak Najafi.(Source)
  • Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett.(Source)
  • Made $206M worldwide on a $60M budget.(Source)
  • Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB (5,041 votes).(Source)
  • Tagline: "The world's leaders have assembled. So have their enemies."(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.