In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first guide by somebody aside from yours really. It joins Minimalist Tiki and Trendy Caribbean Rum in our secure of uncompromising books for spirits and cocktail geeks. (With extra to come back!)
Polynesiacs – Tiki at House by Tom Jaynes (aka Tiki Tom Tom) is a visually astonishing tour by way of 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt house tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a ravishing narrative of its origins and the individuals who created it. The guide ties all of the bars collectively by way of 16 Navigation Factors — “Inform a Story,” “Furnish with Mild,” “Enchant the Visitor,” and so on.
Tom and I met at Latitude 29 throughout his crisscrossing of the nation visiting these house bars. Throughout our assembly, Tom requested me who our writer was. “Humorous you need to ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we needed to assist deliver Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world by way of Wonk Press. Practically 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its approach to New Orleans.
The guide is obtainable for presale on the Wonk Press web site. (We promote direct to shoppers, enabling us to supply our authors a far bigger per-book royalty than conventional publishers do.) The printer tells us the books ought to arrive by early Could. In the mean time, take a spin by way of the preview pages under, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs web site.