It as been a year since the first post here on Tessin Rinpoche!  Our posting rate has ebbed and flowed, some of our drinks were better than others, but it’s been fun. I’ve learned some things: 1) kitchen torches are overkill for lighting things on fire: Raw Milk 2) I come from a long line of [...]

My cocktail trinity consists of the Gibson, the Negroni, and the Manhattan.  I’ve already demonstrated the Manhattan, and today I will demonstrate the Gibson. A Gibson is a martini: truly a martini because all it has is gin and dry vermouth.  The defining ingredient of a Gibson is the cocktail onion garnish. Onions in cocktails?  [...]

“Hey, come out, a bunch of us are having a drink.” “XYZ Class HAPPY HOUR! DIVE BAR near you!” “There’s gotta be a bar somewhere near that subway stop, wait for me there.” Any of the above can easily lead to a dive bar. I’m using the dive designation broadly to encompass anywhere that: has [...]