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