The Double E isn’t exactly a new creation, and someone may well have already given another name to a drink very much like this one. But if they did, I don’t know about it. The Double E (in front of a lamp EE favors, but that I do not) The Double E’s story begins when [...]

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 [...]

(EE-craftiness: part of a heart garland.) I love Valentine’s Day.  I view it as an ideal holiday, and strenuously disagree with those who consider it to be over-commercialized, depressing, and all the rest.  Valentine’s is a bright spot in in the otherwise desolate month of February (at least in the Northeast).  Even before the days of EE, I [...]

  I’d settle for aeroplanes having cocktail shakers, but I wouldn’t mind an aeroplane shaker…   I’m not exactly a frequent flier, and I don’t usually drink when I fly, but an overnight trip to Chicago gave me the opportunity to see what I could do with American’s coach beverage selection.  Since American also has [...]

If you’ve ever been to a Mexican food restaurant, then you should be familiar with the margarita.  Anyone who has lived in Texas for any period of time should be familiar with this simple masterpiece.  Falling into both camps myself, I am very familiar with the margarita. Very. Here’s the good news: margaritas are simple and customizable.  I [...]

Introducing Random Drink. Conceptually, I began Tessin Rinpoche as nothing more than a repository for drink recipes that I concoct.  Such a repository is necessary because I don’t believe in making “drinks every bartender should know” nearly as much as I belive in creating a drink to fit the moment.  In the original spirit then, [...]

I love gin & tonics.  They’re classic; they’re refreshing; but they are not a fall or winter drink.  Writing about gin & tonic as the northern states slide into the crisp weather of fall is contradictory to my belief that drinks should fit with time and place.  Yet there are incredibly compelling reasons to take [...]