On Wednesday, October 30th, I’ll be in conversation with Brad Thomas Parsons for his brand new book, Last Call: Bartenders and Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time. Brad is the James Beard award-winning author of Bitter and Amaro, and we’ll be talking about his spirited writing, cocktail culture, as well as taking questions. And yes…there will be Negronis* for all!

Our talk will take place at the Strand bookstore in New York at 7:30pm. The event is ticketed and attendance requires either a book or gift certificate purchase. For additional information, or to sign up, click here. For those who live elsewhere, Brad will be on tour this fall in several U.S. cities and you can catch him at one of his other stops.

To celebrate the release of the book, I’ll be giving away a copy of Last Call. To enter, leave a comment with the name of your favorite cocktail or other drink, which you would want as your last and final drink – ever.

[Contest winner will be chosen at random. Books can only be sent to U.S., Canada, or addresses in the European Union. One entry per person; multiple entries will be disqualified. Comments/entries will be closed on this post on Saturday, October 16th at Noon EDT.]

Last Call: Bartenders and Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time is now available at your local independent bookstore, as well as online at IndieBound, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

*Courtesy of Fords Gin.