Section 3 Love Whiskey
"Whiskey?" My eyes blinked at high frequency, looking at Loulanxue sitting diagonally opposite.
Loulanxue raised her mouth slightly, leaned lazily against the wall of the booth, and asked with a smile: "What, can't I drink it?"
I smiled bitterly and shrugged, "Of course not, but the whiskey is very spicy and it is a very masculine alcoholic beverage. Girls like to drink less."
"I just like to drink whiskey." Loulanxue said, taking off the black shawl hair on the top of her head, and pouring down from the top of her head like a black waterfall. My eyes were straightened for a while. "Especially Scotch whiskey, it has a strong smoky flavor, a great burnt aroma and taste, and a long aftertaste. It is neither as rough as pure malt whiskey, nor as hypocritical as Japanese whiskey. Scotch blending whiskey is the real wine, and adding any drink will destroy its original flavor. Holding a glass of whiskey in your hand, slowly feeling its unique smoky fragrance, and experiencing its long aftertaste is the greatest enjoyment in the world."
Now, I was fainted by Loulanxue and couldn't tell that this girl had become obsessed with whiskey and had a deep understanding of whiskey. My little idea probably won't scare her. So I thought to myself, since that's the case, let's not say anything, drink it quickly, get me drunk, see if you are still arrogant.
Thinking of this, I said to the two women around me, "Go and get the bottle of Chivas, I want to have a drink with this lady."
"Chivas? I don't like this brand." Miss Lou waved her head gently and said.
I asked, "What brand do you like to drink?"
Loulanxue asked back, "What do you think?"
"I guess?" I was stunned for a moment, and quickly recalled some Scotch whiskey brands in my heart, such as White Horse, Treasures, Bailing, White Card, Red Card, Black Card, No, these are all popular brands. Since she doesn't like Chivas, she shouldn't like these brands. Then... Royal salute? Glenfidi? Well, Glenfidi is more similar, but it seems that she is still a little worse.
Ah, by the way, I remembered the guy named McAllen who was obsessed with whiskey in the Qinglong Ring. He was obviously a Hong Konger, but because of his love of whiskey, he even changed his name to his favorite brand McAllen.
Yes, it is McAllen, known as "Rolls-Royce in Malt Whiskey". This brand has a history of nearly two hundred years, just like all great works of art have been precipitated by years. McAllen, who has gone through nearly two hundred years of wind and frost, has now matured into the most precious whiskey in the world and has become a classic among luxury classics. It can be said that to this day, the aesthetic standards of all malt whiskeys in the world are based on McAllen.
A girl like Loulanxue, who is extremely beautiful, must be conceited. The things that are considered to be the best for the conceited people, and wine is no exception. So what she loves must be MacLan. Thinking of this, I smiled confidently and said, "Macallan."
As soon as I said these three words, Loulanxue's face immediately showed a look of surprise. After a while, she smiled and looked at me with a much closer look than before. Her expression also increased my confidence in the nervousness. This was the first time I had no help from the Qinglong Ring, and I was so calmly facing a woman of this star level.
Next, I felt much more relaxed, and said to the two women who stood up consciously: "Okay, then let's have a bottle of McAllen."
After the two sexy girls left, Loulanxue moved a little and sat directly opposite me, "Do you like drinking whiskey too?"
"Just kidding, I am a high school student and drinks Carlsberg and whiskey at most in the bar. Do you think I am your boy friend?" I said in my heart, nodding with a smile on my face, "Drink a little occasionally."
Loulanxue smiled and asked again: "I saw that you said McAllen's name in one mouthful. I wonder if you know the process of McAllen's production?"
Damn, the wine critic exam? But since the beauty asked, I didn't make any sense to answer. Fortunately, the guy McAllen and Hara McAllen had been harried for two or three hours, and I still know a little about this thing, "I know a little bit... Well, first of all, McAllen chose precious golden barley in the selection of materials, which is to ensure its mellowness and taste. The next is fermentation. McAllen's fermentation uses four unique yeast fermentation methods, which can add complexity and fruity aroma to McAllen. It is particularly worth mentioning that McAllen's distillation uses the smallest copper still in the Sbansai River area to stabilize the internal temperature. This still creates McAllen's high quality..."
I don’t know if I was obsessed with it. When I first said it, I was a little confused. But after I said a few words, I began to find that all the things that McAllen had told me had been flooded in my head, so that when I talked, I was in a state of talking and talking endlessly, and I had just finished speaking until the waiter sent McAllen to him.
It was only then that I realized that I was very good at speaking. Why did I speak so clumsy in front of girls in the past? I think this is all the common sense of picking up girls by the big guys in the Qinglong Ring. Ha, it seems that even without the Qinglong Ring, I am no longer the foolish boy who used to be, and I feel chilled all over when I see the beauty.
Thinking of this, I became more and more proud and relaxed. After the waiter poured whiskey for us, I felt full of performance and followed the method McAllen taught me to drink whiskey, and reached out to grab the foot of the glass below the glass. At this time, Loulanxue also reached out to hold the glass up to me, saying, "I didn't expect you to be so good at whiskey. Come on, for this, I'll toast you."
I looked at her holding the wine glass and shook my head with a smile, "When drinking whiskey, it is best not to hold the wall of the glass with your hands, because the temperature of your fingers will cause a slight change in the wine in the glass."
From the arrogance at the beginning to the closeness later, to the words I just said, Loulanxue's face turned red. This was the first time Loulanxue showed shyness in front of me.
"Mr. Chu is really a person who knows drinking." She felt embarrassed to change my name from the joking talented man Chu to Mr. Chu, then he followed me to pinch the foot of the glass below with his fingers, and then sincerely asked me, "What's next? What should I do?"
When I heard this, I felt so proud. Hahahaha, this time we didn’t use the Qinglong Ring!
"You can look at its color first." I said, taking out a white handkerchief from the suit bag and laying it behind her wine glass. "Looking at the light, you can see its color. There are many colors of whiskey, ranging from dark amber to light amber. The color of the wine is closely related to the length of time it takes for whiskey to be stored in oak barrels. Generally speaking, the longer the storage time, the darker the color of the whiskey will be."
"Well, I know this." Loulanxue shook his wine glass and said with a smile. He was already a student in his words, and he no longer had the arrogant attitude at first.
I took back the handkerchief, gently tilted the wine glass in my hand, and then returned to its original state. Then, I saw the wine coming from the wall of the glass.
When the flowing back, there were traces of wine left, "This is the hanging cup of wine. The slower the flow of wine marks is called the 'long hanging cup'. If the flowing speed is faster, it is the short hanging cup. The longer the hanging cup, the stronger the wine, and the higher the alcohol content."
"Oh." Loulanxue nodded, tilted the cup like me, and I quickly reminded me, "You can't do this. When hanging the cup, you must be slow, light, and be careful, otherwise it will be difficult to see."
Seeing this, I couldn't help but shake my head in my heart. The little girl is just a little girl. Compared to McAllen's drunkard, it's nothing. McAllen just missed a little bit of Taoism to me, which completely shocked her. Beautiful girl, that's it. She likes special things in everything. After knowing a little basic skills, she can pretend to be very expert and show off her character. I was almost frightened by her just now. It's really embarrassing to think about it.
"Ah, there are really wine marks." After successfully hanging the cup, Loulanxue said happily pointing at the wall of the cup.
After the confidence grows further, I don’t want to simply follow her side. I just follow her interests. I think it’s necessary to challenge her habits. The bosses in the Qinglong Ring said that women will like to play with people who obey her habits, but they will only like people who make her develop or change a habit. It’s like women will like people who make them laugh, and what they love will always be the person who makes them cry.
"I know, you don't like drinking pure whiskey very much, but in fact, you should have a little ice water when drinking whiskey." I said with a smile.
Loulanxue blinked, looked at me, and asked back, "Why?"
"There are two benefits of whiskey plus ice water. The first is that after pouring ice water into the whiskey, it can actually make the whiskey better release its aroma. What we are drinking now is not your favorite Scotch blending whiskey, but McAllen. If it is blending whiskey, it will be even better, because blending whiskey has a rich aroma, smoky flavor, and dried fruity flavor, including fruit smell and nectar aroma. This step is called smelling fragrance in the whiskey process."
As I said, I took out a little ice water from the ice bucket next to the whiskey and poured it into the cup of Loulanxue, "Smell it, is it a little fragrant?"
Loulanxue smelled the wine in the glass and nodded, "It smells a little bit more fragrant, but I still like pure whiskey because I like the taste of pure whiskey."
It seems that Loulanxue is a stubborn person, but no matter what, she has no confidence in whiskey in front of me. So I took advantage of the victory and chased me: "What I want to tell you next is the taste. In fact, for whiskey, especially for good quality and long-lasting whiskey, it is best to drink a large sip of ice water before each sip, then taste the wine and sip it in small sips, so that the wine reverberates between teeth and tongue. Because ice water helps dilute the strong taste of whiskey and extend its taste and fragrance. So if you drink ice water first and then whiskey, you can fully feel the rich and long aftertaste of whiskey."
"Is this really the case?"
I knew that Loulanxue had been completely convinced by me, but because of face, she was unwilling to admit it. So I smiled, took another cup from the side, poured half a cup of ice water on it, poured her a glass of pure whiskey, and handed her both cups, "You try it."
Loulanxue looked at me uncertainly, took two cups, and drank half a cup of whiskey as I said. After a while, she turned her face and looked at me with a very magical look, "It's really better than pure ones?"
I laughed proudly in my heart. Can that guy McAllen have been practicing in the wine country for forty years?
Next, I had nothing to say. I had already shown the little knowledge about wine that McAllen taught me. Now if she asked me any questions, I would be stunned. Fortunately, Loulanxue didn't ask me any difficult questions. She just chatted with me while drinking. She talked about very unnutritional topics. The only thing that surprised me was that she was also a student of Jinghua University, the same class as Chu Luohua, but she studied Western art history. As soon as she finished saying this, I was overjoyed. At first, I was worried that I didn't have much time and opportunity to contact her in Tonghai. If it was the same university, it would be different.
Thinking of this in my heart, I became much more heroic when I accompanied Loulanxue to drink. However, after drinking for a while, I was a little scared. Whiskey was not a joke. I was already a little dizzy after three cups. However, Loulanxue easily drank six cups, and was still full of energy and laughing as usual, without any sign of dazedness. He really shouldn't behaved. Seeing that she looked weak, she didn't expect that she would have a lot of wine when she drank.
After drinking two more drinks, I began to see Venus. No, it was really not possible. If I drink it, I would be completely drunk. If I do anything shameful, I would be miserable. So I stood up while I was still a little sane, saying, "Miss Lou, it's too late. You are not safe as a girl. I'll send you back."
"Ah? Just go back? It's just the beginning?" Loulanxue said with a disappointed face.
You have drunk half a bottle, and you are just starting out? Are you still a woman? This is whiskey!
Just when I didn't know what to say, Loulanxue sighed, stood up, and said, "Okay, I think you're a little drunk, so I'd better send you back."
I was really a little overwhelmed at the time, so I didn’t have the energy to say much. It would be better for anyone to give it to anyone. In short, I quickly asked me to go home and have a sleep. Oh, why do I keep moving around the ceiling? When we left, no one paid the bill with us. I think it was recorded in my account and deducted it from my salary.
I walked out of the nightclub, walked through the lobby, and then to the hotel door. When the night wind at the door was blown, my mind became a little clearer. As soon as I woke up, I felt a heavy fist punch hitting my right face, causing me to fall to the ground.
At this time, I didn't care about pretending to be gentle and instinctively cursed: "Fuck, who the hell is that?"
Chapter completed!