The Withnail and I drinking game is played while watching that film, and involves matching the title character drink for drink. For planning purposes, a complete list of everything that passes Withnail's lips on screen is presented below:
- mouthful of red wine
- "Lighter fluid" (eg overproof rum)
- double gin
- finger of cider (with ice)
- finger of cider (with ice)
- finger of cider (with ice)
- glass of sherry
- two big chugs of sherry
- mouthful of sherry
- sip of sherry
- double whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- splash of whisky
- single Teachers
- double Teachers
- double Teachers
- single Teachers
- sip of sherry
- three fingers of ale
- sip of red wine
- gulp of sherry
- small glass of red wine
- sip of red wine
- half glass of red wine
- sip of something white (gin & bitter lemon?)
- sip of red wine
- sip of red wine
- gulp of red wine
- gulp of red wine
- finger of red wine
- finger of red wine
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margaux")
All told, Withnail drinks roughly 9 1/2 glasses of red wine, 1 pint of cider, 1 shot of lighter fluid, 2 1/2 shots of gin, 6 glasses of sherry, 13 whiskeys and 1/2 a pint of ale. Seeing as the whiskey alone would be more than enough to necessitate a trip to hospital for most people, it is only the most hardened fans of Withnail & I who can keep pace for the entire film.