Hello Tessin fans, Many appreciaters of TR cocktails have been asking for updates from the homefront…. We are doing our very best to make our Houston home as cool as we possibly can. And rest assured, in the meantime we are absolutely welcoming visitors and serving cocktails of many sorts. Some of the moving process [...]

My grandparents’ home bar, off their living room.  (Entrance in the hallway. No doorknob – pull the painting) Midland, Texas I can’t honestly say that my grandparents’ home bar inspired my mixology habit from the time I was a child (most of the time its crystal-lined shelves were simply a liability as we ran around [...]

  Yesterday’s New York Times included this article referencing the movement of men’s fashion – with some shout-outs to interior design – towards 19th-century inspiration.  I love the article.  And I don’t.  Honestly, I think I like the article mainly for vain reasons.  This year’s trends validate some of the more distinctive choices I’ve made [...]

Check out EE’s vacuum review on Apartment Therapy’s Re-Nest! Yes, this is shameless self-promotion, but it is a good review.  If a justification is necessary, then consider it a backgrounder on the Tessin Rinpoche milieu.

Welcome to to Tessin Rinpoche.  TR is an online saloon, sort of a projection of how I would view my living room if it were a shabby and spectacular drinking club. So, you’ll find a lot of focus on cocktails.  This is because I really like mixing cocktails and playing with flavors.  It sounds weird [...]