In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first guide by somebody apart from yours really. It joins Minimalist Tiki and Fashionable Caribbean Rum in our steady of uncompromising books for spirits and cocktail geeks. (With extra to return!)
Polynesiacs – Tiki at Dwelling by Tom Jaynes (aka Tiki Tom Tom) is a visually astonishing tour by means of 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt house tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a gorgeous narrative of its origins and the individuals who created it. The guide ties all of the bars collectively by means of 16 Navigation Factors — “Inform a Story,” “Furnish with Gentle,” “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 must ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we wished to assist carry Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world by way of Wonk Press. Almost 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its strategy to New Orleans.
The guide is out there for presale on the Wonk Press website. (We promote direct to customers, enabling us to offer our authors a far bigger per-book royalty than conventional publishers do.) The printer tells us the books ought to arrive by early Might. In the mean time, take a spin by means of the preview pages beneath, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs website.
