The Bartender's Library by Brett Adams - ISBN: 9781797235660
Hardcover
Your essential guide to whiskey, rum, gin, and every spirit.
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The Bartender's Library

A Guide to Curating Spirits and Creating Cocktails—from the Multnomah Whiskey Library

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  • Hardcover

    376 pages

  • Release Date

    19 October 2026

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Summary

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 tasti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781797235660
ISBN-10:1797235664
Author:Brett Adams, Jacob Grier
Publisher:Chronicle Books
Imprint:Chronicle Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:376
Release Date:19 October 2026
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Brett Adams

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.

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