In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first guide by somebody apart from yours actually. 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 Residence by Tom Jaynes (aka Tiki Tom Tom) is a visually astonishing tour by means of 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt residence tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a good looking 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 forth.
Tom and I met at Latitude 29 throughout his crisscrossing of the nation visiting these residence bars. Throughout our assembly, Tom requested me who our writer was. “Humorous you must ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we needed to assist convey Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world by way of Wonk Press. Almost 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its method to New Orleans.
The guide is accessible for presale on the Wonk Press website. (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 means of the preview pages under, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs website.
