Tis the season for the annual onslaught of high-profile games all torpedoing towards your wallets and bank accounts. It’s a time of over-indulgence but who can blame anyone when games like Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Forza Horizon 2 look so good? To celebrate this occasion, The Game Fanatics have compiled a list of tasty alcoholic beverages inspired by some of the fall’s biggest games thanks to The Drunken Moogle and their fantastic recipes. Then you can forget that you spent over $300 on collector’s editions and extra controllers. Brace yourselves Gamers, and drink responsibly!
Falcon Punch
Super Smash Bros, 3DS, Wii U 10/3 (3DS)
Ingredients:
- 1/2 shot 151 Proof Rum
- 1/2 shot Watermelon Pucker
- 1/2 a glass of Punch Mix (1 gallon of regular Hawaiian Punch and 1 gallon of the Berry Lemonade flavor Hawaiian Punch with a bottle of Everclear/Grain alcohol)
Directions: First fill a glass about halfway with hawaiian/lemonade punch. Then pour the Pucker into a shot glass and layer the 151 over it using a spoon. Light the shot on fire, yell “FALCON PUNCH!” in the most Captain Falcon-esque manner possible, drop it into the punch, and chug. Once done slam your cup down, perform a 2 finger salute from your brow to the next person and say “Show me ya moves!”. That person is then next in line to do a Falcon Punch, or it is grounds for a “party fowl.”
Bloody Rose
Bayonetta 2, Wii U 10/24
Ingredients:
- 5 oz. Coca-Cola
- 1 1/2 oz light Rum
- 3 oz cherry Vodka
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cherry lollipop
Directions: Fill a tumbler 2/3 of the way with ice. Pour in the Coke, rum, and vodka. Microwave the chocolate chips for 30 seconds and stir so they’re melted, then get all of the chocolate on the spoon and dump it into the drink. Stir with the lollipop.
Zer0
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel PS3, Xbox 360, PC 10/14
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz Jagermeister
- 1/2 oz Blavod
- 1/3 oz Firewater (or any other strong cinnamon schnapps)
Directions: Add the Jagermeister and Blavod to a chilled shot glass. Slowly add the Firewater to the drink while pouring it over a teaspoon/barspoon down the inside of the shot glass. The layer of Firewater will usually layer at the bottom of the shot but it may layer on top depending of the absolute density of the particular brand used.
Shirley Templar
Assassin’s Creed Unity, PS4, Xbox One, PC 11/11
Ingredients:
- Ginger Ale
- Sprite
- 1.5 oz. gin
- 1.5 oz. grenadine
- 1 maraschino cherry
Directions: In a highball glass with ice, fill most of the glass half with Sprite, half with ginger ale, leaving a bit of room at the top. Mix in a shot of grenadine and a shot of gin. Place a maraschino cherry on the top and serve.
The Grand Oak
Dragon Age: Inquisition PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC 11/18
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Bacardi Oakheart Spice Rum
- 3/4 oz Frangelico
- 1 1/2 oz Milk
Directions: Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
That’s a lot of booze so be sure to pace yourself before barfing all over your very expensive game console. If you would like to see more of these kinds of drinks as well as a comprehensive list of bars and drinking games, visit The Drunken Moogle. Keep it locked right here on The Game Fanatics for reviews of these upcoming games as well as already released ones like Forza Horizon 2 and Hyrule Warriors. Be safe and please drink responsibly.
