Cocktails for the Apocalypse: Celebratory Libations for the End of the World

by Jennifer McCartney

Go from end-times to party time with 75 brand-new cocktail recipes from the New York Times best-selling author of Cocktails for Drinkers.


The oceans are burning. The deserts are flooding. UFOs are real, according to Congress. There’s also the threat of nuclear war, regular war, and we’re in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. What better moment than now to take a big, long celebratory drink? We did it! We ruined everything! Don’t stress—Cocktails for the Apocalypse contains the secrets to survival in unprecedented times. These new (and classic) cocktails from best-selling author Jennifer McCartney will help readers remember to enjoy what we’ve got and laugh when we need to. Recipes include the Martian Martini, to welcome our new overlords; the Virtual Cosmo, since remote work is the new hell reality; and the Nuclear Sunrise, so you get plenty of tequila to enjoy while soaking up the radiation poisoning. No matter the occasion, there’s an easy-to-make cocktail here for you and yours.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Humor

128 pages

Published November 18, 2025

About the author

Jennifer McCartney is a New York Times bestselling author. She is the author of numerous books including The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy, the novel Afloat; Cocktails for Drinkers; The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place; and Poetry from Scratch. Her writing has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and appeared in The Atlantic, Vice Magazine, Teen Vogue, Curbed, Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly, among other publications. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's fine. Some of the jokes made me laugh. But ultimately not quite my version of dark humor. There are a few interesting cocktail recipes in here.