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Night of the Living Dead Drinking Game + Cocktail

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Farmhouse siege, black-and-white dread — every shuffling ghoul earns a drink.

The Rules

  • Sip — Ben boards up another window or door in the farmhouse
  • Sip — Barbara stares catatonically and refuses to engage with the crisis
  • Sip — Harry Cooper argues against Ben's plan from the cellar stairs
  • Sip — The radio or television broadcasts a confusing emergency bulletin
  • Sip — A zombie moves in the signature Romero slow shamble across a field
  • Drink Twice — Helen Cooper tries to reason with Harry and he dismisses her
  • Drink Twice — Tom and Judy attempt to reach the gas pump and something goes wrong
  • Drink Twice — Ben shoots a zombie cleanly in the head at close range
  • Shot — Karen Cooper kills her mother Helen with a garden trowel in the cellar
  • Shot — Tom and Judy die in the truck fire at the gas pump
  • Chug — Ben survives the night only to be shot dead by the sheriff's posse at dawn

Themed Cocktail

The Romero Shambler

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 0.75 oz blackberry liqueur
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 pinch activated charcoal (for color)

Instructions:

  1. 1Dissolve activated charcoal into simple syrup to create a dark charcoal syrup
  2. 2Combine dark rum, blackberry liqueur, lemon juice, and charcoal syrup in a shaker with ice
  3. 3Add Angostura bitters and shake for 12 seconds
  4. 4Strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large ice cube
  5. 5Garnish with three fresh blackberries on a cocktail skewer

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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.