I was only able to participate in Saturday’s Manhattan Cocktail Classic events, but am very glad to hear that MCC will be making a full-week run in spring 2010. EE and I attended the Employees Only “Tales From Behind the Bar” seminar.  It was spectacular.  Jason and Dushan told the entire EO tale, which they [...]

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, [...]

Much has been written on the topic of mixologists around the world getting fanatical about their ice (Sasha Petraske, who I greatly admire, being a prime example).   Why is ice so important?  Well, it melts into the drink and becomes an ingredient: WATER. Water from ice both chills the drink and, obviously, adds water.  Notice that I did [...]

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 [...]