Closing time -- Nitecap, New York, New York / Lauren Corriveau, Natasha David -- Harvard & Stone, Los Angeles, California / Aaron Polsky -- Maison Premiere, Brooklyn, New York / William Elliott -- Palizzi Social Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Guido Martelli -- New Luck Toy, Seattle, Washington / Mark Fuller, Patric Gabre-Kidan, Brendan McAuliffe -- Prizefighter, Emeryville, California / Dylan O'Brien, Jon Santer -- Saint Leo, Oxford, Mississippi / Joseph Stinchcomb -- Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta, Georgia / Greg Best -- Clyde Common and Pepe Le Moko, Portland, Oregon / Jeffrey Morgenthaler -- Drink / Boston, Massachusetts / Ezra Star -- Grand Army, Brooklyn, New York / Damon Boelte -- Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, Portland, Maine / Andrew Volk, Briana Volk -- Bar Sardine, New York, New York / Brian Bartels -- Lost Lake, Chicago, Illinois / Shelby Allison, Paul McGee -- The Crunkleton, Chapel Hill, North Carolina / Gary Crunkleton -- Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Paul MacDonald -- Rob Roy, Seattle, Washington / Anu Apte Elford, Chris Elford -- Trick Dog, San Francisco, California / Josh Jancewicz -- The Long Island Bar, Brooklyn, New York / Toby Cechinni -- The Musso & Frank Grill, Los Angeles, California / Graham Miller -- Idle Hour, Baltimore, Maryland / Brendan Finnerty -- Dino's Tomato Pie, Seattle, Washington / Jabriel Donohue -- Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco, California / Martin Cate -- Horse Inn, Lancaster, Pennsylvania / Benjamin Hash, Matt Russell -- City Grocery, Oxford, Mississippi / John "Coonie" Spreafico -- Fox Liquor Bar, Raleigh, North Carolina / Travis Brown -- Copycat Co., Washington, D.C. / Devin Gong -- Tokyo Record Bar, New York, New York / Ariel Arce -- The Prince, Los Angeles, California / Ryan Kim -- Service Bar, Washington, D.C. / Chad Spangler -- The Sportsman's Club, Chicago, Illinois / Laura Kelton -- Kimball House, Decatur, Georgia / Miles Macquarrie -- Bastion, Nashville, Tennessee / Joey Dykes -- Canlis, Seattle, Washington / James MacWilliams -- The Jasper, Richmond, Virginia / Mattias Hagglund, Thomas "T" Leggett, Brandon Peck -- Montero Bar & Grill, Brooklyn, New York / Kaddy Feast -- Redbird, Los Angeles, California / Tobin Shea -- Roberta's, Brooklyn, New York / Jason Kraft -- Earnestine & Hazel's, Memphis, Tennesee / Karen Brownlee -- Epilogue: A last word with Murray Stenson -- Directory of featured bars -- Featured drinks

"From the James Beard Award-winning author of Bitters and Amaro comes this poignant, funny, and often elegiac exploration of the question, What is the last thing you'd want to drink before you die?, with bartender profiles, portraits, and cocktail recipes"--