"What exactly is a nightcap, anyway?'
As the author of a new book on the topic, I get asked this all the time. My standard response is that it's your last drink of the evening — it's the pour that caps off your night.
But that's a little flip. The longer answer is to first explain what a nightcap isn't.
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