{"id":304,"date":"2022-11-22T19:59:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2022-11-22T19:59:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:59:43","slug":"raising-the-bar-out-november-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/22\/raising-the-bar-out-november-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Raising the Bar&#8221; out November 29th!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a week to publication day, so I should probably mention on my blog that I have a new book coming out? It&#8217;s true! Back in late 2019, my friend Brett Adams and I mapped out a proposal for a book on home bartending. Three years later, it&#8217;s finally coming into print from Chronicle. Here&#8217;s the cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"676\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar.jpg?resize=676%2C676&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jacobgrier.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Raising-The-Bar-scaled.jpg?w=2028&amp;ssl=1 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book is intended for home bartenders but with more than 200 cocktail recipes, we&#8217;re confident there&#8217;s something in it for everyone. We&#8217;ve also organized it in a unique way, guiding the reader through stocking their home bar one bottle at a time. This means that rather than calling for one-off ingredients that will end up gathering dust on the shelf, every bottle we feature gets an entire chapter dedicated to putting it to use. I wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobgrier.substack.com\/p\/new-book-alert-raising-the-bar-is\">longer post on Substack<\/a> about what to expect from the book, so check that out for more detail. It was a really fun project to work on and we&#8217;re excited to have it out in the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you pre-order the book now, you&#8217;ll have it by publication day. Find it wherever good books are sold, including: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powells.com\/book\/raising-the-bar-9781797210322\">Powell\u2019s<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QHOojS\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781797210322\">IndieBound<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/raising-the-bar-brett-adams\/1141389866?ean=9781797210322\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Raising-Bar\/Brett-Adams\/9781797210322?id=8559166413488\">Books-a-Million<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/raising-the-bar-a-bottle-by-bottle-guide-to-mixing-masterful-cocktails-at-home\/9781797210322\">Bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also have a few promotional events lined up with more to come. On release day, November 29th, Brett and I will be at the legendary Powell&#8217;s City of Books for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powells.com\/events-update\">talk and signing at 7:00 pm<\/a>. Following that, we&#8217;ve arranged for a celebratory cocktail party at Teardrop Lounge with a special menu of drinks from the book. We also have a members-only signing lined up at the Multnomah Whiskey Library on December 8th; <a href=\"https:\/\/mwlpdx.com\/event\/raising-the-bar-book-signing\/\">currently just nine seats left<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those not in Portland, we&#8217;ll be doing a virtual class with Milk Street on December 7th. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/raising-the-cocktail-bar-with-brett-adams-jacob-grier-tickets-421509415007\">Get your tickets for that here with code &#8220;THEBAR15&#8221; for 15% off<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a week to publication day, so I should probably mention on my blog that I have a new book coming out? It&#8217;s true! Back in late 2019, my friend Brett Adams and I mapped out a proposal for a book on home bartending. Three years later, it&#8217;s finally coming into print from Chronicle. 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