
Memento Drinking Game + Cocktail
Cult Classics & QuotableYou already played this game. You just don't remember.
The Rules
- Sip — Leonard checks a Polaroid photo or reads his own handwriting
- Sip — The film jumps backward and a color scene picks up mid-action
- Sip — Leonard's body tattoos are visible in a mirror or close-up
- Sip — Leonard tells someone about his "condition" for the first time again
- Sip — David Julyan's ambient drone score hums under a motel room scene
- Drink Twice — "Remember Sammy Jankis" appears as a tattoo or is spoken aloud
- Drink Twice — Teddy tells Leonard something that contradicts his own notes
- Drink Twice — Natalie tests Leonard's memory by leaving and coming right back
- Shot — Leonard writes "don't believe his lies" on Teddy's Polaroid
- Shot — The color and black-and-white timelines finally converge
- Chug — Leonard decides to make Teddy his next target and writes the plate number
Themed Cocktail
The Polaroid
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bourbon
- 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
- 0.5 oz Fernet-Branca
- 1 barspoon honey syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions:
- 1Add bourbon, sweet vermouth, Fernet-Branca, honey syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2Stir for 20 seconds until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over a single large ice cube.
- 4Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.
Fun Facts
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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.