The Bartender's Library
A Guide to Curating Spirits and Creating Cocktails-From the Multnomah Whiskey Library
Will be published approx. on 15. October 2026
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-1-7972-3566-0 (ISBN)
Description
The ultimate guide to whiskey, brandy, rum, agave spirits, gin, vodka, and more-and how best to drink them. From Portland's Multnomah Whiskey Library spirits educators and authors of Raising the Bar.
Here is the ultimate guide to curating your spirits and building your home bar. Knowing the process of making spirits, from fermentation to distillation and manipulation, is key to understanding what goes into the bottle, how to select them, and what you're tasting. Seasoned bar professionals Brett Adams and Jacob Grier walk you through the fundamentals of spirits-from fermentation and distillation to cask aging-so you can pick bottles confidently and curate your collection.
The Bartender's Library is a comprehensive handbook and a tool for discovering what you like and how best to drink it, whether as a pour, a flight, or a cocktail. Included are:
Guides to curating and collecting individual spirits
Specific flights to help you explore categories and develop your palate
Recipes for cocktails, including the Whiskey Library's signature old fashioned
And much more.
Whether it's demystifying myths (older does not necessarily equal better) or helping you decipher industry lingo, Adams and Grier equip you to purchase with precision. With encyclopedic knowledge and surprising curatorial insights, this book is a chat with your favorite bartender, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.
Here is the ultimate guide to curating your spirits and building your home bar. Knowing the process of making spirits, from fermentation to distillation and manipulation, is key to understanding what goes into the bottle, how to select them, and what you're tasting. Seasoned bar professionals Brett Adams and Jacob Grier walk you through the fundamentals of spirits-from fermentation and distillation to cask aging-so you can pick bottles confidently and curate your collection.
The Bartender's Library is a comprehensive handbook and a tool for discovering what you like and how best to drink it, whether as a pour, a flight, or a cocktail. Included are:
Guides to curating and collecting individual spirits
Specific flights to help you explore categories and develop your palate
Recipes for cocktails, including the Whiskey Library's signature old fashioned
And much more.
Whether it's demystifying myths (older does not necessarily equal better) or helping you decipher industry lingo, Adams and Grier equip you to purchase with precision. With encyclopedic knowledge and surprising curatorial insights, this book is a chat with your favorite bartender, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-7972-3566-0 (9781797235660)
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Brett Adams has over two decades of experience working in restaurants and bars and is the spirits curator and education manager at the Multnomah Whiskey Library. He is the coauthor of Raising the Bar. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and cats, where he spends his time skiing, cycling, and trying to persuade people to put more vermouth in their martinis.
Jacob Grier is a writer, bartender, and close-up magician. His previous books include Cocktails on Tap, The Rediscovery of Tobacco, The New Prohibition, and (with Brett Adams) Raising the Bar. His writing has appeared in Slate, The Atlantic, Reason, Inside Hook, Imbibe, and many other publications. He is also the founder of the international Aquavit Week and the link-sharing platform Seabird. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he can be found riding his bike to coffee shops, playing soccer, and performing card tricks on street corners.
Jacob Grier is a writer, bartender, and close-up magician. His previous books include Cocktails on Tap, The Rediscovery of Tobacco, The New Prohibition, and (with Brett Adams) Raising the Bar. His writing has appeared in Slate, The Atlantic, Reason, Inside Hook, Imbibe, and many other publications. He is also the founder of the international Aquavit Week and the link-sharing platform Seabird. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he can be found riding his bike to coffee shops, playing soccer, and performing card tricks on street corners.