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Nights in Rodanthe Drinking Game + Cocktail

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A storm-battered inn and two broken hearts — drink while the surf pounds the shore

The Rules

  • Sip — the Inn at Rodanthe appears battered by Atlantic wind and rain
  • Sip — Adrienne Willis confides in her divorced friend Jean about her marriage
  • Sip — Dr. Paul Flanner sits alone with visible guilt about his surgical mistake
  • Sip — the storm outside the inn intensifies as a parallel to the characters' emotions
  • Sip — Adrienne and Paul share a meal or drink in the inn while isolated by weather
  • Drink Twice — Paul reveals the full circumstances of his patient's death and lawsuit
  • Drink Twice — Adrienne's estranged husband Jack arrives and asks to reconcile
  • Drink Twice — Paul talks about his estranged son Mark in Ecuador
  • Shot — Paul travels to Ecuador to make peace with his son before it is too late
  • Shot — Adrienne receives the letter and the news arrives together simultaneously
  • Chug — Mark delivers Paul's final letter to Adrienne at the inn in Rodanthe

Themed Cocktail

Rodanthe Storm Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz ginger liqueur
  • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz brown sugar syrup
  • 3 oz ginger beer
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine dark rum, ginger liqueur, lime juice, and brown sugar syrup in a shaker with ice
  2. 2Shake hard for 15 seconds — it should feel turbulent and full-bodied
  3. 3Strain into a rocks glass over large ice cubes
  4. 4Top with ginger beer and add Angostura bitters
  5. 5The dark rum and ginger create a warming storm of flavor that builds slowly
  6. 6Garnish with a lime wheel and a piece of crystallized ginger on a cocktail pick

Fun Facts

Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive. Always know your limits and drink in moderation.