When I came out of the St. Paul's Hotel, it was raining lightly outside.

In March, it was the end of summer in São Paulo, with heavy rainfall and flash floods were commonplace.

After going out, Zhao Guoyang held up his umbrella and slowly paced towards the bar street that Suzanne said.

In front of the first bar on the street, Zhao Guoyang saw Suzanne sitting alone under a round rain canopy.

Probably because the weather was a little cooler at night, Suzanne wore a knitted sweater with a fluffy ponytail, which looked particularly crisp and unique.

Suzanne also saw Zhao Guoyang coming, put down the order in her hand, and waved at him, with a bright smile on her face.

After Zhao Guoyang took a seat, Suzanne handed over the order with a smile and asked, "Zhao, look, what do you want to drink?"

Taking over the wine list, Zhao Guoyang was immediately attracted by the dazzling cocktail names and recipes on it.

Cocktails are really no stranger to Zhao Guoyang.

As a high-style wine taster, Zhao Guoyang in his previous life was a good drinker, but he was not a drinker.

Due to his perennial travel around the world, Zhao Guoyang has a detailed understanding of cocktails around the world.

Even he can make several different cocktails at will.

At this time, seeing the types of cocktails on the wine list, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but recall the days in his previous life when he was alone in the bar and drank by himself.

"Zhao, why don't you choose a cup for you?" Seeing that Zhao Guoyang's eyes were a little fluttering, Suzanne next to him couldn't help but remind him softly.

"Ah......" Awakened by Susanna's voice, Zhao Guoyang scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I thought of something......

"It's okay!"

Suzanne held her chin with one hand, looked at Zhao Guoyang intently, and said, "The 'Baijiade' in this bar is good, do you want to try it?"

The "Baccarat" that Suzanne is talking about is a cocktail made from rum-based liquor, which has always been very popular in samba countries.

However, the taste of "Baijiade" is somewhat strong, and it is not the type that Zhao Guoyang likes.

Looking at the rain splashing on the ground from time to time, he thought about it for a while, and then asked with a smile, "Miss Susanna, can customers be allowed to mix their own drinks here?"

As soon as Zhao Guoyang's words fell, a pleasant mature woman's voice sounded behind him: "Of course, if the wine prepared by Mr. is outstanding, our bar can even give you a discount......

When Zhao Guoyang heard this, he turned his head in surprise and saw a beautiful bartender with blue hair and a hot body standing beside him and Susanna.

Suzanne is obviously very familiar with a beautiful bartender, and after listening to what she said to Zhao Guoyang, she jokingly said, "Sister Matilda, I can also enjoy this benefit, right?"

"Of course, as long as this gentleman also helps Miss Suzanne to make a top-notch cocktail, it will also give you a discount. Matilda, the beautiful bartender, said with a smile on her face.

Suzanne listened to her words, then turned her head to look at Zhao Guoyang and said, "Well, Zhao, it's up to you now." I don't know anything about bartending. ”

Zhao Guoyang said disappreciably: "OK, no problem." Then I'll trouble Miss Matilda to show me the way. ”

"Sir, please!" Matilda bowed, and under Susanna's interested gaze, she led Zhao Guoyang to the front of the bar.

Following Matilda to the bartender area at the door, Zhao Guoyang asked: "Miss Matilda, I don't know if your bar has a complete base wine, do you have Amsterdam gin?" I want to make Suzanne a glass of Alaska first......

The gin, also known as gin, is one of the top spirits in the world.

Gin was first produced in the country of windmills, and later gradually spread to Europe and the United States.

This liquor is a grain liquor obtained by fermentation and distillation at least three times with grains such as barley malt and rye as the main raw materials.

After that, it is distilled with juniper berry spice and stored in glass vats before being matured to become a liquor.

Its biggest feature is that it has a unique style, cool color, outstanding fragrance, and often has a herbal fragrance when tasting.

Although the quality of gin is unique, most of the time it is only suitable for drinking alone, and is not suitable as a base for cocktails.

Amsterdam gin, in particular, is notoriously difficult to concoct.

Now that Zhao Guoyang asked this, Matilda knew as soon as she heard it that this handsome guy with an oriental face must be a master who knows how to bartend.

"Sir is the right question, we happen to have this kind of Amsterdam gin in our bar. I'll bring it to you!" Matilda glanced at Zhao Guoyang expectantly, turned around and went to get the wine.

With the base wine, next, Zhao Guoyang, the liqueur, chose the more common two kinds of "Campari" and "Xinal".

The liqueur is added mainly to harmonize the flavor and texture of the base wine.

Due to the uniqueness of Amsterdam Gin, the choice of liqueur is less important.

After choosing the base wine and liqueur, Zhao Guoyang chose pomegranate and blackberry, two relatively rare fruits with the most auxiliary ingredients.

Next, he puts the pomegranate and blackberries in a classical cup, then uses a tamper to stir out the juice, then adds brown sugar and mixes.

Removing the remaining fruit residues, Zhao Guoyang took a glass of ice cubes from Matilda's hand, poured it into it, and finally added several kinds of wine that he had prepared and put aside.

After mixing these together, Zhao Guoyang rolled up his sleeves, picked up the classical cup with one hand and shook it left and right a few times, and then gently put the quilt aside.

Looking at Zhao Guoyang's series of smooth movements, Matilda's eyes were filled with colorful ripples.

Although she has never seen this wine concocted by Zhao Guoyang, she has been immersed in the bar for so many years, and her eyesight and insight are still very high.

Needless to say, just by Zhao Guoyang's few actions and the color of this cocktail, you know that this wine is definitely a fine product.

Putting aside this cup of freshly baked "Alaska", Zhao Guoyang smiled at Matilda and said: "This 'Alaska' is suitable for girls, I made it for Susanna, and I want you to send it to me!"

"Of course, please wait!" Matilda nodded repeatedly, carefully picked up the wine glass from in front of Zhao Guoyang, and walked quickly to Susanna's side.

"Miss Susanna, this is the wine that Mr. Zhao made for you. ”

Taking the glass from Matilda's hand and looking at the crystal clear wine in the glass, Suzanne was overjoyed.

Before she could take a sip, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Matilda, Zhao is very good at bartending, isn't he? I just watched his movements, it seems that he is not worse than the bartender in your hotel! Of course, compared to your senior bartender, it is estimated that he is still slightly inferior, right?"

"No, Miss Susanna, you are wrong. ”

Matilda shook her head and said in a very sincere tone, "This gentleman's bartending skills are not below me. At least, I can't catch up with the two wines he makes......"

Hearing this, Suzanne was shocked. She looked at Zhao Guoyang in a daze, only to find that he had already picked up a bottle of brandy and started to mix the base wine of the second cocktail on his own.

"Oh, is it really that powerful? It's amazing! No, I'm going to taste it first!" said Suzanne to herself, then brought the glass to her lips and took a sip.

"Uh, this wine ......"

After taking the first sip, Suzanne felt a little disappointed, as if there was nothing peculiar about the wine.

However, her evaluation had not yet been spoken, and the wine that had just been swallowed in her throat had already exuded a refreshing herbal fragrance, which directly shocked her whole person.

"How's it going?" Matilda asked as she observed Zhao Guoyang's bartending in front of her.

"Well, it's amazing, it smells weird and I can't put it into words. Sister Matilda, you can take a bite too!" said Susanna, holding her breasts in her hand, as she handed the glass to Matilda.

Matilda and Suzanne should have known each other very well, but she didn't hesitate, she directly brought the wine glass over and took a sip.

Seconds later, when the fragrance reached Matilda's throat, she had the same shock in her eyes as Susanna.

After taking a deep breath, Matilda looked at Suzanne seriously and said, "I'm going to take back what I just said." ”

"Miss Suzanne, this friend of yours has gone beyond my understanding of the 'Alaska' cocktail. This cup is the most special and flavorful 'Alaska' I've tasted so far. ”

"Wow, is it really that powerful?" exclaimed Susanna.

When the two of them were amazed here, the movements in Zhao Guoyang's hands had already entered the final stage.

The cocktail he is making now is called "Alabama", a full-bodied cocktail with brandy as a base.

Generally speaking, brandy is a more luxurious choice as a base wine. A good brandy usually sells for a few hundred dollars, which is really worth a lot of money.

But Zhao Guoyang chose ordinary cognac with a lower cost, and the price was more than ten dollars.

I saw him add six ice cubes to his mixometer glass, and then use a wine measuring vessel to slowly pour brandy and several liqueurs into it in turn.

Then, Zhao Guoyang used a bar spoon to stir the wine in the cocktail glass in a clockwise direction for fifteen turns, and then used an ice strainer to separate the rim of the glass and pour the mixed wine into the wine glass.

Finally, add a slice of lemon to the glass, and this "Alabama" is freshly baked.

When Matilda and Suzanne watched Zhao Guoyang come over with this translucent cocktail, they both showed impatient expressions on their faces.