Rare Books Bar

It’s not too late to try to latch on to the bourbon boom that’s swept the nation for the last decade or so. If you want to broaden your whiskey horizons beyond Jack Daniel’s or Jim Beam, then Rare Books is where you need to be. It’s a speakeasy-style joint inside J. Theodore’s Restaurant in Frisco, and each week, Rare Books announces a classic literary title that you’ll need to give to the Librarian to get in. Seating is limited to 50 or so patrons, but if you can get in, be ready to do some reading; the bourbon (and scotch, rye, Japanese whisky and Irish whiskey) menu stretches eight pages, with further options for flights and crafted cocktails. If there’s a rare whiskey you always wanted to try but could never afford a bottle, chances are Rare Books can offer you a pour. (Editor's note: the spelling "whiskey" for general uses and whisky for Scotch, Canadian and Japanese version is an AP Stylebook rule. Maybe the well-read folks here can explain why, but don't ask whether Jack Daniel's should be called bourbon unless you're spoiling for an argument.)