Post-Apocalyptic Cocktails

Alright, here we have a distinguished collection of cocktails to drink when one is facing the end of existence as we know it, or trying to survive the aftermath of that end. In light of that introduction, be advised that I didn't try any fancy serving instructions here. Instead, these are all pretty simple cocktails that you can just pour together, ice, and serve.



Feelin' Fine

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine...While you're waiting for the inevitable doom by bomb, meteorite, or similar calamity it seems the time is ripe for a comforting concoction from whatever happens to be in the liquor cabinet. Combining the port and rum has the effect of a lovely warmth, and paired with the mild sweet of pineapple juice and the edge of lime you make believe you are sitting on a beach somewhere without a care in the world.


 Ingredients

 2oz tawny port
3oz gold rum
2oz pineapple juice
1oz lime juice




The Bitter End

You walk into a bar after the end of the world, and what cocktail are you likely to find? Anything you're likely to order is a bit suspect in its origins, but this one seems damn near radioactive. Its ingredients include a gin of possible bathtub fame, absinthe derived from the hardy and bitter wormwood, and a squeeze of lime juice that could have been also used to scour the tables. The drink's herbal and tart notes are evened out with the sweet floral of lavender liquor, a little something special that must have been recovered from a cache or made by someone truly enterprising.

1.5oz gin
.5oz absinthe
.5oz lavender liqueur
1oz lime juice




Ch-ch-ch-cherry Bomb!

Simple but delicious, that's the best kind of cocktail to have in the wake of the apocalypse. Decent alcohol content, easy to make (hell, if you're in a Walking Dead situation you could probably brew the cherry juice up yourself, along with a little bathtub gin). Slam a couple of those back, and it doesn't even matter if you keep hallucinating your dead wife!


3oz tart cherry juice
2oz gin
1oz tawny port



Wastelander Sludge


If you've got the dregs of Bartertown to pacify, this is the best route to entertain and benumb the senses. So if Mad Max has already shown up and is fighting Master Blaster, the next logical step is to set up your subjects with some kind of booze. The base liquor here is again gin, just be sure it's not the make-you-blind variety. Keep the workers healthy-ish with the vitamin C of grapefruit juice, the immune-boosting lemon ginger drink, and a little matcha to help detox. Disguise the healthy stuff with the spritely cucumber mint sparkling water. Not sure where we got that last ingredient, but I'm sure Aunty Entity worked a sly deal with someone.

3oz gin
3oz grapefruit juice
1 heaping tsp sweetened matcha
1/2 tsp lemon ginger drink
top with cucumber mint sparkling water


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