Hello world, Tessin is re-engaging the blog.

I had my time sucked away by work and the CFA for a while, and I’ve been catching up on having fun since.  Writing about the fun would have detracted too much from having the fun…

Anyway, what do I have to share after this hiatus?

1) Cucumbers.  Want to bring wintery drinks into the summer vibe?  Infuse things with cucumber.  Warning: not all drinks work well.  Rye works very well.  Bourbon would not.

2) Watch the World Cup; it’s great.  The World Cup offered me these two lessons:

  a) Rum.  You can do a lot with rum.  Seems like a stupidly obvious statement, but I get asked what to do with rum other than add it to Coke…  Adding it to Coke is a fine option at many a beachfront-type scenario, but one can also add ginger beer (like a Dark n Stormy), or lime juice and sugar (it’s a daquiri!).  If you’ve got time to plan ahead, add mint, or some fruit, or anything else, and let sit overnight.  Rum does really well with infusions.  Ultimately, the most recent version of this request had a simple answer, as the drinker was whiling away the opening rounds at a French bar on Mauritius: drink it straight.

  b) Micheladas.  Beer, lime, spices, they vary a lot, but that’s part of the joy - so long as they’re cold and spicy.  Even if it’s not on the menu (in fact, it’ll probably be better if it isn’t), ask for one at your favorite Mexican place.  With Tecate.  Don’t ask for this if it’s less than 80 degrees or after 5.

3) Go surfing.  Seriously, it’s fun and not actually that hard.

Bertessa’s first surfing lesson.  Cowabunga.