Welcome to season 8!!!! What better way to start the season than with a Matthew McConaughey film, and one I hadn't seen before.
In present-day London, 12-year-old Quinn watches as his mother wakes an enormous fire-breathing beast from its centuries-long slumber. Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the beast and its offspring. As a fire chief, Quinn (Christian Bale) is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive as they eke out a meager existence. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey), who says he has a way to kill the beasts.
Dragons Blood Cocktail (restlesschipotle.com):
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Red and Green sugar crystals
- ¼ teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- 1 ounce coconut rum
- ½ ounce Midori
- ¼ ounce lime juice
- 2 dashes Fee's Aromatic Bitters
- Pinch of powdered sugar if desired
- 2 ounces of Ginger Ale, a strong one like Reed's
- ¼ ounce grenadine
Directions
- Chill a Margarita glass.
- Mix the sugar crystals and cayenne pepper.
- Wipe a line of egg white or syrup around the top of the glass.
- Roll it in the sugar mixture.
- Mix the vodka, rum, Midori, lime juice, bitters, and powdered sugar with 6 ice cubes in a shaker.
- Strain the vodka mixture into the chilled glass.
- Pour in the ginger ale
- Slowly pour in the grenadine.
- Serve garnished as desired.
Reign of Fire Drinking Game (drinkwhen.ca & alcollywood.com):
Drink when...
- Anyone says “Dragon”
- Anyone says “Van Zan”
- Anyone says “Quinn”
- Anyone drinks
- You see a dragon
- A dragon breathes fire
- Every time you get a nice, meaty closeup of McConaughey’s crazy eyes
- Any time you see fire (preferably dragon’s breath)
- Whenever McConaughey explains things to people in a dumbly poetic way (i.e. Van Zan-splaining)
Finish your drink when...
- Van Zan shouts about dragons, “There’s nothin’ magical ‘bout ‘em!”
As always, drink responsibly and with others. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter at @Line_Drunk.
