GQ Cocktail Trail

"Teachers lie to you. Television lies to you. Guide books—they really lie to you. But your barkeep? He'll always give it to you straight. Think of him as the cooler version of your hotel's concierge. He knows all the good places in town and what to ask for when you get there. This weaving, wandering tour was founded on our faith in that good word, a cross-continental cocktail crawl with no set destination—just the toast-worthy advice of some of the country's best bartenders. We began with one of our favorite mixologists, Leo Robitscheck of the award-winning Eleven Madison Park and Nomad hotel, and then let him pass the torch from there..." Leslie Pariseau for GQ.com